George Washington's Almost Assassination - Part One
04/25/19 • 26 min
June 28th, 1776. A member of George Washington’s Life Guard (basically America’s first Secret Service) is executed for conspiring to turn on the General and take his life in the name of Great Britain. The plot, discovered by random chance, would have irrevocably changed the course of America’s history. And according to witnesses, several other Life Guards were in on the traitorous plans.
June 28th, 1776. A member of George Washington’s Life Guard (basically America’s first Secret Service) is executed for conspiring to turn on the General and take his life in the name of Great Britain. The plot, discovered by random chance, would have irrevocably changed the course of America’s history. And according to witnesses, several other Life Guards were in on the traitorous plans.
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A governor, a mayor, and a gunsmith are named as the three top conspirators in a plot against George Washington and the Continental Army. For General Washington, the news gets worse when he hears his housemaid is possibly involved. This news all comes as British ships flock to the harbor by the hundreds, and the Revolutionary War begins.
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