Profile of first US president George Washington, who joined the Virginian militia at the age of 21 and led several British expeditions against French invaders, only turning against the governing nation when repeatedly refused a commission. As he overcame his foes in the eight-year War of Independence, Washington drafted the American Constitution and served two terms in office prior to his death in 1799.
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