Premise: George Washington . He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War , and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution . In his youth , he became a senior officer in the colonial militia during the first stages of the French and Indian War . In that command , Washington forced the British out of Boston in 1776 but was defeated and nearly captured later that year when he lost New York City .
Hypothesis: George Washington was not a soldier.
Label: CONTRADICTION