George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. Washington set out for the Forks with half the regiment in April but soon learned a French force of 1,000 had begun construction of Fort Duquesne there. In May, having set up a defensive position at Great Meadows, he learned that the French had made camp seven miles (11 km) away; he decided to take the offensive. During the engagement he had two horses shot from under him, and his hat and coat were bullet-pierced. Washington won the majority of every state's electoral votes; John Adams received the next highest number of votes and therefore became vice president. Washington had 'anxious and painful sensations' about leaving the 'domestic felicity' of Mount Vernon, but departed for New York City on April 16 to be inaugurated.
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