Out of Necessity: George Washington's Surrender of Fort Necessity to the French

by Raymond C. Wilson

Overview

History celebrates George Washington as the leader of the American Revolution and the father of his country. But what is rarely mentioned is Washington's life as a twenty-two-year-old colonel that led four hundred Virginia militiamen against a bigger, more experienced French army and paid a high price. Not only did Washington lose over a third of his men, but the Battle of Fort Necessity was also the spark that ignited the French and Indian War. As a result of this incident, Washington was denied an appropriate commission in the British regular army during the French and Indian War that followed. Washington's humiliation from his defeat at Fort Necessity in 1754 would not be vindicated until his decisive victory at Yorktown in the American Revolutionary War in 1783. This book was written by the 7th great grandson of Robert Bell, Sr. who served with Colonel George Washington during the Battle of Fort Necessity.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164962654
Publisher:	Raymond C. Wilson
Publication date:	07/11/2021
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	353,133
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Raymond C. Wilson is a military historian, filmmaker, and amateur genealogist. During his military career as an enlisted soldier, warrant officer, and commissioned officer in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years, Wilson served in a number of interesting assignments both stateside and overseas. He had the honor of serving as Administrative Assistant to Brigadier General George S. Patton (son of famed WWII general) at the Armor School; Administrative Assistant to General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley at the Pentagon; and Military Assistant to the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army at the Pentagon. In 1984, Wilson was nominated by the U.S. Army Adjutant General Branch to serve as a White House Fellow in Washington, D.C.

While on active duty, Wilson authored numerous Army regulations as well as articles for professional journals including 1775 (Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association magazine), Program Manager (Journal of the Defense Systems Management College), and Army Trainer magazine. He also wrote, directed, and produced three training films for Army-wide distribution. He is an associate member of the Military Writers Society of America.

Following his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1992, Wilson made a career change to the education field. He served as Vice President of Admissions and Development at Florida Air Academy; Vice President of Admissions and Community Relations at Oak Ridge Military Academy; Adjunct Professor of Corresponding Studies at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and Senior Academic Advisor at Eastern Florida State College.

While working at Florida Air Academy, Wilson wrote articles for several popular publications including the Vincent Curtis Educational Register and the South Florida Parenting Magazine. At Oak Ridge Military Academy, Wilson co-wrote and co-directed two teen reality shows that appeared on national television (Nickelodeon & ABC Family Channel). As an Adjunct Professor at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Wilson taught effective communications and military history for eighteen years. At Eastern Florida State College, Wilson wrote, directed, and produced a documentary entitled "Wounded Warriors - Their Struggle for Independence" for the Chi Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.

Since retiring from Eastern Florida State College, Wilson has devoted countless hours working on book manuscripts.