George Washington, the bullet proof President

[CrusaderFrank]

This is the first time I heard this

During the French and Indian Wars, George Washington was shot at many times, including 17 times by an expert marksman.

Towards the of the life, the marksman who was a tribal Chief needed to meet this man who could not be killed and was protected by the Great Spirit

 

[progressive hunter]

This is the first time I heard this

During the French and Indian Wars, George Washington was shot at many times, including 17 times by an expert marksman.

Towards the of the life, the marksman who was a tribal Chief needed to meet this man who could not be killed and was protected by the Great Spirit

I heard the story of bullet holes in his coat but not the whole story,,

 

[Mushroom]

During the French and Indian Wars, George Washington was shot at many times, including 17 times by an expert marksman.

That is actually not saying much, to be honest. Muskets at that time were incredibly inaccurate, as they had smooth bores and were pretty bad at hitting individual targets. That is why the most common tactic was standing on line and firing in a volley. If a soldier at that time actually hit a specific person they were aiming at over 100 meters away, that was more luck than anything else.

Hell, British muskets at the time did not even have a rear sight! Just a fixed front site at the end of the barrel. That is how little "Marksmanship" mattered in that era, there was really no such thing. Whoever won or lost a battle was in no way determined by how accurate the soldiers were. It was who could lay down the fastest volleys, and not break under the return volleys of the other side. As seen in most movies about the era, they literally stood around 100 meters apart and just fired over and over until one side or the other broke.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

That is actually not saying much, to be honest. Muskets at that time were incredibly inaccurate, as they had smooth bores and were pretty bad at hitting individual targets. That is why the most common tactic was standing on line and firing in a volley. If a soldier at that time actually hit a specific person they were aiming at over 100 meters away, that was more luck than anything else.

Hell, British muskets at the time did not even have a rear sight! Just a fixed front site at the end of the barrel. That is how little "Marksmanship" mattered in that era, there was really no such thing. Whoever won or lost a battle was in no way determined by how accurate the soldiers were. It was who could lay down the fastest volleys, and not break under the return volleys of the other side. As seen in most movies about the era, they literally stood around 100 meters apart and just fired over and over until one side or the other broke.

Right.

And yet the sniper killed every other messenger besides Washington because…