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Fire in the hole!

Oh, no.

I wouldn't bother watching.

The battle's lost.

Where is the general?

All in a bowl of drink.

That way lies nothing but death.

And my men?

You have no men. The Virginians.

They were at the front of the line.

If you go that way, you will die.

You look like death already.

Listen.

You'll never find them, and even if you did, you'd never make it back.

Mary, I'm so sorry.

This must be Jack. It's Jack.

Where is he?

It's there.

He's not spoken since his father died.

Hello, Jordan.

Do you remember me?

I'm your half-brother, Lawrence.

You're an officer.

I was, yes.

Captain in His Majesty's name.

I have something for you.

It's a survey that comes.

It measures distances of land and sea.

This was our father's.

And now it's yours.

Oh, really?

Well, my next adventure is here with you, George.

I've been appointed Adjutant General of the Virginia Militia.

So you command soldiers?

No, to organize militia.

Volunteers.

Do Washington men die young?

What? I heard them say Washington men die young. That it's a curse to our

name.

Is that true?

I don't know.

What are you afraid to do?

Mother says I'll not be going back to school.

There's nothing wrong with tenant farming.

It's an honorable profession.

But that is not what I want.

It's what duty demands.

The timing and circumstances change.

We have Fairfax's attending school.

Why can I not?

The Fairfax's are of a superior class.

With advantages we will never possess, Joy.

The world is often an unfair place.

And you must take what it gives you and make it yours.

Now come inside.

George, where are you going?

To school.

Stubborn child.

You're too mild.

I know.

I will not let you in.

Don't take it out on the street, though.

Stop. Stop.

They turned me away because of you, and now I have nothing.

Nothing?

With 250 acres, 10 slaves in bondage to feed, and

one widow's purse, they're empty.

You're the eldest son in this house, and you have a duty to it.

There's no room!

back from his favor.

Providence denied me this. The Providence is cruel.

God raises what is well grounded.

You'll not abandon what is yours, nor will I. Fill my son and Washington

and you'll behave like both.

Rules of civility and decent behavior.

That will teach you how to be a proper gentleman.

There's Cato, Uttark, essential readings.

Seneca and Cincinnati.

If one desires to be great, he must study those and whether.

It's a lot of books, I know.

I am sorry for your misfortune, George.

If no one else will teach you.

I'll teach you.

But I could loan you these.

One by one.

If you do your job.

Every public action should what?

Should respect those who are present.

What do you think respect means?

To listen to or obey the one you are respecting.

Perhaps.

But obedience can be command.

Respect must be earned.

That is why I became a soldier.

Aristocracy is a game, George.

But you should learn to play it less first.

What piece are we?

We are pawns, George.

But even a pawn can take a king.

Play again.

Very nice, John.

Remember, heels down, chest up.

I think it's now time you ride alone.

Would you agree?

Yes. Very well. Go on then.

Not too fast now.

Sitting.

To obtain the applause of deserving men is a heartfelt satisfaction.

So, here he is. The boy

who writes all the letters.

Petitioning for a royal commission.

Yes, sir.

I dream of becoming a British officer.

I am a

custodian

under my brother's estate.

Mount Vernon. Tenant farmer.

Education? I received informal schooling after my father died, sir.

But I recently obtained my surveillance license.

To be a British officer, you must first be a gentleman.

If I may, sir, how is it that my brother qualified, yet I do not? He owns Mount

Vernon. He was properly educated in England.

What's more, he's married to a Fairfax. Yes, and he's been a great mentor to me.

I've studied to become a gentleman. I've even compiled all I've learned.

Goodness, man, how much do you rant?

Well, I compiled it from other books. It's called Rules of Civility and Decent

Behaviour. Which is to say you plagiarise it. No, no, no.

Well, yes, but... Imitation of great men does not make you one.

I ask again, sir, how may I become a British officer of the Crown? You

cannot. There must be a path. There is not.

For you.

And please.

Stop writing me letters.

Are you a sinner?

Not yet.

Or someday.

Or never.

If God hears my prayers.

Not tedious in discourse.

Especially tonight.

Where are you off to?

To see Lawrence.

Belvoir? You're not invited.

How do you expect to get in?

Is it a sin to seek advancement?

It is to them.

I'm just a pawn to them.

invitations sir i am mr washington at george washington our brother lawrence

who's married to anna for my fairfax well thank you for the genealogy now

your invitations i don't have it

the guests for this party have been chosen with great specificity so i

suggest you find it mr washington

Good evening.

We need more ice.

Can I carry that? No need, sir.

How do I get in the house?

You don't belong here.

Clever entrance, though.

Most guests just enter through the front door.

My brother spoke to me in this gallery.

He is... Maritain, Fairfax.

Yes, I know.

You, on the other hand, are not.

Child of one of Virginia's largest fortunes and family estates.

You're right, I'm not.

And you are right.

I'm rich.

But I also don't feel like I belong.

Well, it's like saying a rose doesn't belong in a garden.

I'll take that compliment.

I'd be happy if there were more.

Here's the problem with trying to sneak into a party.

You, sir, stand out in a crowd.

And dance with me.

I only dance with delighted guests.

Well, perhaps make room for someone truly worthy.

But because I don't see anyone like you.

Mr. Washington.

Aren't you bold?

Call him off.

To where?

To fulfill my solemn duty.

Charm.

and Sally's family greatly if she were to marry a fair friend.

Like you did?

Yes.

And until I did, I held all my hopes.

You see, the odds were against me.

Thank you for having me, Jerome.

George, what a surprise.

I didn't expect to see you in a place like this.

However did you get in?

I was enticed by the promise of you.

Well, we'd hate to disappoint you.

Meet Thomas Gage, newly minted Major, recently arrived from London by order of

the Crown.

Pleasure. Pleasure is mine.

I too will be up to serve Majesty.

Tell me what you mean.

What is your opinion of the French building forts on our land?

Well, I think the Ohio is a frontier.

It belongs to the one who tames it.

Ah, well said. But in reality, it belongs to the one who buys it.

That is the way of things, is it not?

Ah, a minuet.

I love a minuet.

I believe I'd have to go dance if you'll excuse us.

and how we meet again.

Pleasure.

Where are you off to?

My solitude.

Thanking your pardon. I've dreamed of seeing your library.

These are my true tenants.

Who are you? George Washington.

Sir Brother Sue Lawrence.

I didn't know he'd invited you.

Neither did he, if you must know.

Ah, so I've caught you slipping in, and you caught me slipping out.

Come.

I can't take much of these soirees, so I hide.

Until my wife finds me, rousts me back out.

When vice prevails and impious men bear sway, the post of honour is a private

station. Cato.

You've seen the play?

No, but I've read it fifty times over.

It is not immortal to command success.

But we'll do more.

We'll deserve it.

Well said.

Do you happen to have Pope's essay on man?

We'll be opposing if they ask to borrow it.

I obtained a letter of introduction from your cousin. An eccentric fellow, isn't

he?

Indeed he is.

He lent me a book on surveying from his library.

Not nearly as grand as yours.

I put it to good use and obtained my license.

I know you own five million acres now.

The only thing a landowner ever desires is a plot next to his.

Yes, I do.

I also know a great amount of land is in your little valley.

There has not been choices.

I sense a looming storm over the Ohio Territory.

Inevitable, I'm afraid.

I could go there.

Survey it and map it for you.

A land that isn't properly measured cannot be properly valued or protected.

Most of that territory is unexplored.

Many have traveled there, never to be seen again.

Yes.

But no man who lived a life of ease ever left a name worth remembering, sir.

I'll take the risk upon myself.

I'll make it to the furthest reaches of your plot and report back.

And I'll put my name to that promise.

Is this man bothering you, sir?

Hardly.

I accept your proposal, George.

Thank you, sir.

It's good to see you.

George, he's his brother's first.

Henry, the other list, and his baby brother, David, my two most loyal

friends.

Do not trust them.

There's a nice coat you got there.

Chair Paul, he's a thief.

Leave him alone.

Where are you coming from, Mark?

Fresh and blue.

Oh, Mark.

I need

someone

who can keep me alive.

Old Fairfax.

Long part.

Most all of it.

Based by the acre.

What the hell?

I'll get it done.

If we go far enough, it doesn't belong to anyone.

You're welcome.

Gazing at the new world, I now write and express my joy.

I was honored with your short but very agreeable favor of a first acquaintance.

In this case, to one who is too sensible of her charms to deny the power whose

influence I feel and must ever submit to.

I am aware of how impossible this is, but...

If you will allow me to prove myself, I pledge to rule out all discipline.

I wish I could be with you, or rather, you here with me, so you could witness

the beauty of this land.

Okay, let's see who this is.

That's it back, that's it back. Miss Sally Carey.

You might as well petition the Queen, anyone, George.

He's above your station.

permanently. Our battles ain't to win, George.

My signature, though.

I am your humble, devoted servant.

Must be the one.

There's a village about half a day's journey from here.

Make a shelter right out in the cold.

No, no, no. It's too long a time.

I suppose you'd rather freeze to death.

You have to return.

They could see your woman so he'd get paid.

And there's no becoming of a gentleman to lie to himself.

You offer dying horses?

For the land given to me by my father, for him by his father,

you have no right to take what you possess for generations.

I'm not here to claim this land.

I'm here to serve him only.

You know what you want, Englishman?

You can offer something more.

Are you sure?

This is the best way home?

Save us two days. If we follow up this route, we'll freeze to death.

No, no, we have to get this information back.

You're full of surprises, you know.

Speaking no tongue.

Well, no lie, enemy.

Are they the enemy?

Hey there, let's go.

I don't want you guys to hate French.

Or do they hate us?

George? Yeah?

Fuck!

Get in the door!

Christopher, wake up.

Wake up.

Christopher.

Do you believe in miracles?

Get up.

You can confirm this?

Yes. So can Christopher Guest.

If you have these delivered to the governor, then we can...

Confusion.

Yes, sir.

Or may die, George.

according to the governor of my state.

You wish to advance your station?

My condition may be your answer.

You saw these things with your own eyes?

Yes, Your Excellency. On land unrightly and duly by us.

The Fairfaxes. I also own a significant share of land there.

This French encroachment cannot stand.

They must be told to abandon it. By whom, sir?

We don't even know where they are. I do, sir.

I could be this expedition to deliver your evidence to the French.

I know the land, sir, better than anyone.

You?

In the 15 years since the Crown sent me to serve, I've yet to have a good

experience with a colonist. Well, I look forward to changing your opinion. If

there is to be a colonial expedition, it will be led by your own brother.

He commands the militia.

Lawrence's health fails him, sir. And he has no longer able to fulfill the duties

of his post.

Here.

He recommends me as his replacement.

So you have a mission?

Yes, sir.

I do.

I see you met the savage you would call the Half-King.

I have met the man.

He led me to disinformation, but whether he can be trusted, I'm not certain.

You should be alarmed if you were.

Go and parley with this Half-King.

Learn all you can from him. Then take your men to fall above, demand a fresh

leave.

My... my... my men, sir? Yes, recruit.

A hundred and fifty of your fellow Virginians.

Lead them.

and deliver this message.

Which says what, sir?

That they leave immediately.

And if the French refuse?

Do not permit them to refuse.

So then I'm to file? You are to deliver a message and await further orders.

Your Excellency, if I may.

Will he not need the assistance of professional soldiers of the Crown?

No, not as he will do, especially under one of such ambition.

You shall receive the rank of Major in the Virginia Militia, which is not a

Royal Commission, understood?

There's an interpreter here, one brown Dutchman.

Take him.

Will my men and I receive equal pay, sir?

To whom?

British officers of the Crown.

Mr. Washington, you've just advanced from farmer to Major in a matter of

seconds. What you ask for is offensive to me.

Then I will volunteer my service.

I have no need to pay that is not equal to those of whom I will prove myself

equal.

God save the king.

the world widened as though God himself had drawn back the curtain and

whispered, begin.

These are not Tiberius notes.

No, you love the frontier the way poets love their first muse.

Why? They loved me first, I guess.

Offered fairness.

Fairness? Yes, because the frontier is new, wild, unclaimed.

Vast enough to outrun the old ways. And old rules, like dowries and fathers who

barter daughters. Rules that say man is measured by ancestors he never met.

Do you ever fear choosing incorrectly?

About the path you seek might vanish if you hesitate?

The fear of not being able to choose is worse.

My fear is choosing, and then being told it was someone my choice to be with me.

Um, what would your choice be?

If we were to follow the river west, just you and I,

what would we call that life?

Wild, beautiful, dangerous, but free.

I learn from the courage I see in you.

And by the grace you carry with ease.

I should be getting back.

Where?

Another party.

Another performance.

And so on duty.

Congratulations on your first command, Major. An army of outlaws, peddlers,

slaves, and, uh, patriots. Got any rum in those carts?

Only less ration.

Only ration of some.

Bag of limes, brisk.

Good lead. How do

we carry the rum?

Fair point.

Tucker.

Yes, sir.

We'll come here tonight.

By the Heisman, make sure the road is clear.

You scared of the dark, George?

George, you remember?

Ready to love, buddy?

We meet again.

Lieutenant Treason, President of the Canadian.

You're right, on land we call home. The governor assures me you're willing to

aid us.

Many Indians are allied with the French, why aren't you?

I know their nature and their intentions.

What are yours?

The man they leave and women do not.

It's not my decision.

And yet you are here.

Yes, and I would greatly appreciate any help you could give us.

George Washington.

French fort is indeed from here.

We can pick you.

Wait, who's is he?

Dang, what?

He's got hair on his face.

He kicks off.

On behalf

of

the royal governor of Belgium,

The lands located along the Ohio River are also universally recognized as

belonging to the Great Britain Current.

It causes me so much worry that it is difficult to learn that a French army is

erecting fortifications within the territories of its majority.

These territories.

Go on, please.

In the name of the king, my lord, I hasten the pursuit of the present on Mr.

George Washington.

L'un des adjutants généraux de sa province britannique.

You are the major for his aid.

I am in Washington.

Il nous envoie un enfant.

Je vous en prie, partagez notre table, faites venir vos compagnons.

He's inviting us to dine with him.

Since there's no need to leave the table, we're all friends.

J&D, to the root.

Know thy enemy indeed.

So, how is it you are a Major?

Do you even shave?

You have no military service.

It is true.

Magnifique. You are not British, yet they send you to speak for them.

Why do you think that is?

So that when you fail, they'll have someone to blame.

The king hypothetically demands you leave the Ohio country and the

territories altogether.

This land has long been claimed by the British crown.

And what was this?

Why?

When did they claim it?

You must recall.

Because you think you own this land?

Who does own this land if not the one who has the will to tame it?

I accept your message.

You have delivered it.

Now go.

The king demands a reply.

Then tell your king we have claimed it.

We will never leave.

You do not want to start a war.

Take your pet savage and go.

Major, you will deliver this ultimatum at once.

The French spit in my face.

Governor, with respect, could you clarify? Transcribe all you have so I

can report this to the council in the morning.

Very well.

Grant me one night's rest and fresh balance. I've ridden 300 miles to get

here. You will rest when His Majesty's frontier rests. Before dawn, you'll

present a full transcription of your journal. Maps.

Strength estimate.

If it's scratch or observation for the council, brief at 10 o'clock.

Understood?

Understood, sir. Good.

Now go.

And prove the Crown correct in placing trust in the provincial.

This is a dangerous escalation, George.

You want to deliver this?

I'm in order to deliver this.

You volunteer.

Perhaps I can say that this is the moment I've been waiting for. I don't

think it is, George.

Why is no one else volunteering?

Why does no British officer need this expedition?

They're using you, George, as a proxy to claim land for them.

If you succeed, they will love you for glory.

If you fail, I have a colonial to blame.

But I'll not fail. If you do, you can start a war. Well, thank you for your

trust in me.

That's not what I meant.

I will claim it, and I will earn her respect.

That is what you taught me, is it not?

Besides, this is a new world.

A new world?

The soil may be new, but the owners still write their letters and don't

leave them. They're right!

You're betting your life on a system designed to deny you.

Every triumph you have will be chalked up to luck. Your native allies will

bridge themselves.

Live a year. So I should stay here?

Buy the crops and live quietly because I was born quietly? Do nothing with my

life? You're better alive and quiet than dead and forgotten in the oligarchies.

You sound like my mother when I speak the truth. Well, I would rather die

unknown than live believing the world's measure of me is fixed. That, that is

pride. No, that is faith in what a man can forge with his own hands. You cannot

forge your way into their system. Then why not?

Because that is not the way the world works. Then someone should remake it.

George, you cannot change these things.

And you may well die trying.

I wish you believed in me.

Major Washington, I thought you were using your men to the frontier.

Or I am.

I've returned with an urgent matter.

I'll go back in the morning, but tonight I'm here for you.

George, there's no fairness here.

Scary. May I have the stunts?

George, I see you found a tailor.

Yes, and tonight I wear His Majesty's commission.

At dawn, I am to lead 150 soldiers to the French Negro land.

Well, our land, to be precise.

And this is not exactly His Majesty's commission.

Your uniform, however, crimson and still prints colonial.

For you.

It is a point I make intentionally, sadly.

I fear for you, George.

And I question our governor's decision.

If the situation with the French is so dire, why would they not send

professional soldiers of the crown?

Because I volunteered.

And if you care so much, why didn't you?

Because I have an estate to run.

And I have a fortune to manage.

And people depend on me.

I can send along two of my best slaves, Charles and Sam.

Charles knows horses better than most grooms in Virginia.

Well, I wouldn't want to deprive you of your labor.

We have plenty.

Major Washington.

Congratulations on your rank and assignment.

An astonishing rise.

Thank you, sir.

Oh. I'm thinking about young William and Sally.

Yes. Do they not make a handsome couple?

We are gathered here to celebrate this.

Their betrothal is scarcely a week old.

Indeed they did.

Splendid. Now, may I propose a toast?

To Major Washington, who rides at first light.

Thank you, Washington.

William, it's Cary.

Forgive the stir. I look forward to returning worthy of your investment.

And your care.

Act on the defensive.

If any attempts are made to disrupt our work or summons...

Restrain all such offenders and make prisoners of or kill and destroy them.

The last player is mine.

He cannot be serious.

Destroy them.

If it's war he wants, it's best to reinforce us with proper British

soldiers. We ain't here to fight.

Why are you? Get paid.

This is our duty. Now we're dying.

We delivered his little letter. We should leave.

You will not.

Or I'll have you flogged as a deserter.

Now, we didn't sign up for no war. Put on the coat!

You took it off!

Do you have a dream?

As to what?

If this goes wrong, he'll blame Virginia.

Then when he speaks for the crown, it's decided this is a direct order and we

will obey it. It's not direct at all.

Your gods have delivered you to war.

That's not our intent.

Much further south, much closer.

How close?

Five miles.

He searches for land to build another fort.

The man you abandoned the land he calls his own.

Take it home.

A simple reconnaissance.

Agreed.

home pride.

He defies you and your king by traveling this far.

part of them strong.

I do not know who fired the first shot.

But in light of these unfortunate events, I fear a war with the French is

indeed imminent.

We are building a fort and taking up a defensive position.

In the spirit of mutual benefit, please send reinforcements to aid our endeavor.

Hey, why don't we arm them?

Ain't all the men we get.

My shooter.

Would you?

Your point.

Yep. Permission to speak my mind.

Should we stop you?

Building this fort too low.

What do you mean?

Wall?

No, not a wall.

It's here.

It's a dry lake bed.

One good rain, it'll flood out.

Besides, I can treat every one of us from them dreams.

I hear nobody don't.

What'd you run?

Another plea for reinforcements.

From who?

Other colonies.

Pennsylvania don't care about Virginia's problems.

On the French are the concern of all.

Agreed.

This area lies awfully low.

The forest gives us cover.

The great man has offered plenty of space and a clear view of many incoming

threats. Saves a half-kid from the front door.

Only easy targets in the foreign floods.

So, I guess, what would you have me do?

Major Washington?

The King's troops.

What about them?

They're here.

Where's Washington?

I'm in Washington.

Captain James McCann.

Orders from Governor Dinwiddie.

We are here to reinforce the Virginia Regiment and to deal with this situation

you've created.

French and Indian soldiers, professional soldiers, are nearly upon us. Over a

thousand in total.

They are commanded by Louis Coulombe de Villiers.

Brother to Joseph Coulomb de Villiers de Chouinville.

The man you killed.

This letter says Colonel Joshua Fry is in command.

Oh, the boy can read.

Where is he?

Dead.

Fell from his horse two days ago and broke his neck.

You are to be assumed his rank as Colonel, Mr. Orchard.

Father, welcome.

We need all the help we can get.

I did not take orders from you.

You just said I was to assume the rank as Colonel.

My commission is royal.

You could be a general and I wouldn't have to listen to you.

Praise God.

Now, what do you call this fort?

Well, it was made by necessity.

I think that's a fitting name.

We will count a hundred yards to the front.

No doubt the French will engage us better.

Colonel.

Ben Brown.

progress didn't you take it in water faster than we can throw it i said this

keeps up after mission mind then you can drop the rule of navy keep trying

i can shoot you from the trees french won't fire from the trees

we'll assemble the open fields to fight with honor you call this land a new

world that you live by the old ways they will lead you to death

Any recruits among the Shawnee?

No. What about the Delaware or the Mingo? No.

How many of you have been joined by the French?

None will aid you.

And neither will we.

You will not leave.

Your vengeance starts.

And your stubbornness will be the end of it.

The French are cowards.

The British are fools.

You do not know how to fight here.

I was born here on this land, as were you.

Can we not fight for it together?

This land does not belong to you.

Why do you kill each other?

We wait to reclaim it.

George, you've made the wrong choice of ground.

I made it. It's all right.

It's all right.

Admit it.

Our supplies are exhausted.

Two days' rations of death.

Move to camp?

Save the men.

We'll stand our ground.

Any sign of the French?

Nothing. No doubt we arrived with actual soldiers, but we stopped their

advancements. Listen, my men are camping in what is now a swamp.

What do you want me to do?

Find solid ground.

Or better yet, an experienced commander.

Are you challenging my authority?

You have the authority.

Friday.

Terms are somewhat favorable.

It's a mutual withdrawal.

They take artillery, or a flag.

And so they demand you take responsibility for their commandments.

Unfortunate death.

I've offered myself as security.

I will go with them.

It's the best possible outcome.

What is the date today?

July 3rd.

July 3rd will be etched in my memory forever.

Assassination. You confess to assassinating a French officer.

It was not my intention, Your Excellency. Is this not your signature?

Our intention had never been to trouble peace, but only to revenge the

assassination of one of our officers.

The translator failed me, sir. I didn't realize it. I thought that...

Washington, to lead is to forfeit the right to make excuses.

Have you any idea what you've done?

You started a war!

I report that the battle was lost due to poor munitions and lack of supplies.

But that is not the truth, sir.

That is the truth that suits me.

Otherwise... Sir, I came here to resign my commission.

I am not fit to leave.

I was never fit to leave.

God save the king.

And your resignation would say that I'm not fit to choose.

Washington, you abandon this office, you abandon your ambition with it.

Understood, sir.

He wanted you to have his journals.

You were right.

You knew I would fail.

It's not your fault, George.

You did not lay your brother low, nor those men.

They chose the ground.

They put on the coat I gave the order, and now because of that... Good men

are dead.

fathers I, there were a camp I could not reap,

acres I could not plow.

But I learned, as women do, to keep a tally with one hand

and a prayer with the other. I hardened because the wind here

is hard.

Put iron in my voice.

It was hard on you, George.

I see you learned to be hard on yourself.

That was my sin.

You said Providence placed me here.

Why?

For me to fail?

tutor sent by god if you don't learn from it you failed twice if you do learn

from it you've earned wisdom so

what did it tell you to go back

but i'm afraid

i'm making the same mistakes

is not the path I would choose for you.

On your feet, son.

If you must return to soldiering, go.

As God's servant, do it with your whole heart.

Find your path.

Make it yours.

Make it straight.

And prove them wrong.

Because even a pawn can take the king.

Sorry to disturb, sir.

I'm George Washington.

Ah!

The reason I am here.

Meet Colonel Thomas Gage.

Gage has recently been promoted to Colonel by Royal Commission.

Who's that?

I'm assuming you seek your previous command.

Gage has been tasked with leading your militia and is far more qualified.

I'm sure he is.

I need to ask for rank or pay.

I'm here to volunteer as your aide-de-camp. I believe I could be of

some assistance to you. Oh, do not worry.

Young Washington, these French and their savages may have been a formidable enemy

to you and your militia, but to the king's troops, they are more of a

nuisance, really.

A bit of a waste of powder.

We will prevail with ease. But with all due respect, sir, I do not think we'll

be with ease.

Having fought... And lost.

Having fought within the region, sir, I believe I could give some help to you.

Fort Duquesne is difficult.

Duquesne can hardly detain me above three or four days.

Sir, this is a very different type of battle. Just the trip to the fort alone

is a treacherous... Week, at most. A month.

A month?

If lucky.

For most of the journey, you'll be traveling single-fly.

The Lord is fairly a trail, not even wide enough for wagons.

I have surveyed the land. I know this land.

The French are located here where the three groups meet.

Because the land of Star-Lord Warfare is, uh, it's different.

These are not the open battlefields to which you're accustomed.

I have fought in a very many battlefields.

Not in the New World, sir.

You lost in the New World.

Yes.

You're right.

But failure is a great teacher.

As I have set a stone under your ability and experience to learn more.

Sir. You may come.

As advisor and aide, that is all.

Thank you, General Bryan.

Colonel Gage see that he is accommodated.

Yes, sir.

So, Washington.

From colonel to aide to camp, how the mighty have fallen.

Well, I was never given the royal commission as colonel, so does it truly

matter?

This is important to you?

In fairness, yes.

Kate, what on God's earth is the delay here?

Fallen tree, I believe, sir.

Well, how do you expect to win a battle if you can't even defeat a tree? Yes,

sir.

I have fought the king's battles on three continents, but never have I been

defeated by a tree.

Henry,

David, look who's here.

Mate? I had to count.

It seems you're my superiors, actually.

I'll take up an axe and help us with this tree.

Got it.

Seems to be the delay.

I'm sorry, Colonel.

There's no damn road.

That's a delight.

Washington, these are your friends.

Why do they know where the king bred?

Or at least tried?

You stole our last uniforms.

Hey, get out of the station.

Indigo, we're wild around here.

We use blue dye.

That's the color of Virginia.

You boys go ahead.

We're all in pretty good.

Get shot first.

I'll blend into the woods and die an old man.

That'll be your grandchild.

World Mission.

I'll come back.

I came back to apologize.

My ambition was selfish.

I owe a debt to every single one of you.

I cannot repay, but when the time comes for battle...

I'll be there, fighting inside you.

Words for me.

Why don't you place a white in the drawers?

How about you, uh, how about you place one for me?

You sure you're alright?

Yeah, nothing bad.

Thank you.

Of course.

Excuse me.

Why are y'all here?

We were sent.

By who?

The Fairfaxes. Y'all fired for no reason.

I hope you're fighting their stead.

Is that a piano?

Right up there.

All the way from Alexandria.

I'm sorry.

We're cutting a road.

all the way through the Ohio Territory for a piano.

God help us.

One, two, three!

I'm fine, I'm fine.

Mr. Hunter, that his majesty's service requires the furthest sum of 10,000

pounds to the lady.

Really? How else are we to deal with the lack of a road in a wilderness that is

proving formidable?

Did you get that?

Yes, your majesty.

Now, where was I?

Seemed to be the longest and the bloodiest.

Washington, your man is a ghost.

Washington, deliver the dispatch.

Sorry, Your Excellency, I was lost in your story.

How is it?

Dysentery.

This case is very severe.

High fever. Terrible nightmares.

He calls out names.

How long will you be down?

Days. A week.

Forever. Forever?

You'll survive, won't you?

What are you doing?

Five miles south of the river, past the Great Meadows, where you fought.

I've been tasked with the command of a flying column in 900 men.

We cross the Monongahela River tomorrow. The next day we reach Fort Duquesne.

You should rest.

Look at the trees.

This is a new world. Treat it that way.

Do you not think me up to the task?

You are up there.

No question there's strategy.

But the North.

Getting to the trees.

I've been preparing for this all my life, George.

How do you dance?

Dance the column.

Mark of God.

General. Morning of full retreat.

And my men?

You have no men in Virginia.

They were at the front of the line.

It's nearly four miles from here.

If you go that way, you will die.

You look like death already.

This way.

You'll never find them, and even if you did, you'd never make it back.

Watch it.

Was he too?

Come, Frank.

Come on.

What could be worth the risk?

on the ground.

I won't let you down, sir.

I'm no officer.

You're the only leader on this base.

Buy me some time.

You there! You! You and you follow me! We'll get to the river!

How many rounds left?

My gun doesn't even work!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Give me 10 minutes to allow me to see if you can see breathing.

What's wrong, sir?

Seen a ghost?

There was no other. What?

Church tree.

Battle's lost, George.

I see no point in joining him in the grave.

Whose land is this anyway?

It's our land, or my land is an ocean away.

See, that is the difference between us.

Thank you for coming back to us.

So now you fight for the French?

No longer fight wars that are not my own.

Then why are you here?

To find him.

Follow me.

He wants to know who you are.

Why?

I ordered my warriors to shoot you, all of them.

Our men never miss.

Our people.

A legend, a spirit of protection that shields those chosen, those who walk in

destiny.

Creator chose you.

You have been shielded by this spirit.

So I ask again, what are you called?

My name is George Washington.

I will remember this name.

Are those bullet holes in your jacket?

Apologies, sir. This is the only one for my arm. I misunderstand my statement.

And your hat?

Yes, it's the only one I own as well.

The militia is in general. It also has a bullet hole in it?

How are you alive?

and to find out perhaps perhaps this is maybe a you

of a man of the hour that's certain your journals to the council they've been

published and made you quite well known they've even awakened london to the

situation our colonies now face the way you describe the frontier has sparked

the imagination of many and to your

recent actions.

Mr. Washington's exemplary courage was on full display as he evaded many

attacks on his person while he fouled Indian and French enemies alike.

He also selflessly rescued hundreds of his men during a most impressive

retreat, during which he continued to battle the enemy with fervor, despite

his infirm condition.

When we were defeated, sir, fortunately, 50 lives lost and there were 500

wounded. But you won.

Because you endured.

For most, failure is the end. For you, it seems only to be the beginning.

And since leadership is the problem, I'm going to give you the

opportunity to answer.

The second chance.

Performing a Virginia regiment, 1,500 men, first of this kind in the colonies,

I want you to lead it.

I'm reinstating your rank as Colonel in the Virginia Regiment and Commander-in

-Chief of all forces raised in defense of His Majesty's colony.

Do you accept this great honor?

Yes, sir.

I do. Well then, we are much to discuss. I have but one request.

Washington, if you ask for equal pay or a royal commission... Yes, sir.

I would like to discuss the uniform.

I'm not a British officer.

I'm not a gentleman of England.

I have no title, no royal commission.

But what I do have is you.

All of you.

I am a Virginian.

And it is my honor to serve you.

To Virginia!