In honor of Washington's Birthday (2/22), here is
a story that probably best describes George III's respect for the leader of the
American Revolution.
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| George III of Great Britain and Ireland |
When the United States won its independence from Great Britain, King George III asked his American painter, Benjamin West, what George Washington - the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army - would do after winning the Revolutionary War. West replied, “They say he will return to his farm.”
The King - knowing that the victors usually took charge after a war - said, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”
Happy Birthday, George Washington
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