George Washington wrote to his brother:
“By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, altho’ death was levelling my companions on every side.”
The Battle of the Monongahela occurred during the French & Indian War, and is recorded in this familiar painting:
David Barton has published the story in the book The Bulletproof George Washington.
Many have discussed the “Indian Prophecy” – while it is possible it is not verifiable, and while the story is exciting, it often overshadows the actual event that is fully documented. Dr. Alexander Montgomery states “Washington indeed escaped serious harm in the deadly Battle of the Monongahela, and this feat, combined with his later prominence, was seen as remarkable, if not miraculous, by Washington’s contemporaries – and perhaps even by Washington himself.”
