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In 1754, American colonist George Washington is an ambitious young officer of the Virginia regiment for the British Army. He is sent to the Ohio Country to deliver an ultimatum to the French Army camped near the border of theIroquois nation. However, theHalf-King takes advantage of his inexperience and attacks the French soldiers, inadvertently starting theFrench and Indian War. With a defeat atFort Necessity and the chaos in theBattle of Monongahela, Washington redeems himself by creating the first American regiment. AfterLord Loudoun uses Washington's strategy to attackFort Duquesne, putting an end to the war, he resigns. He marries widowerMartha and returns toMount Vernon to be a farmer. Then, in 1763, the British passes a proclamation to ban buying land in the west, thus begins a decade-long crackdown on colonists ambitions. This kicks off with a slew of new taxes on all goods, starting with theStamp Act. As Americans are killed in theBoston Massacre, people in other colonies take notice, including Washington who becomes a reluctant revolutionary. When this young country is on the verge of collapse in 1775, Washington is called upon to lead the Continental Army as the commander-in-chief, but it won't be an easy task.

In 1776, Washington's Continental Army, a bunch of undisciplined rag-tag soldiers is getting ready for a war with the British Empire. After marching to north with his untested army, Washington soon realizes that he was given an impossible task. With his eager team of patriot officers,Henry Knox,Nathaniel Green, andAlexander Hamilton, Washington sees the largest military force he's ever faced. At the same timeGeneral Howe's British fleet of warships sail into the harbor, theDeclaration of Independence is drafted which will unite all colonists to the cause. In the first major battle of the war, Washington's army gets crushed during theBattle of Long Island and he plans an audacious escape in the night. After losing Manhattan, he moves into New Jersey with 6,000 remaining soldiers. In a snowstorm, he plans a symbolic offensive byCrossing the Delaware River in the dead of night and attacks theHessian mercenaries holding an outpost inTrenton. As the British cripples congress in the capital of Philadelphia, there's rumblings thatHoratio Gates be in charge. In 1777, at theBattle of Saratoga, major generalBenedict Arnold is seriously wounded but becomes a hero. French allyMarquis de Lafayette comes to help Washington and later,Benjamin Franklin convinces France to an alliance. In the winter, the army battles a ration shortage atValley Forge, but Washington writes to the people for help. After not getting compensated, a jaded Arnold, defects to the enemy.

In 1781, theRevolution War has gone on for six years. At the forefront is Brigadier General Arnold who took down the Continental Army with his act of betrayal. Washington orders a manhunt to capture the turncoat, but he escapes to England. After years of fighting without pay, soldiers form amutiny, but Washington quickly squashes it and saves his army. In order to end the war, he plans an all-out assault onGeneral Cornwallis' Virginia camp with the help of the French fleet and a constant bombardment of cannon fire onYorktown. The British surrender and agree to apeace treaty two years later. With the Revolution won, Washington, now 57-years-old, is nominated to run this new country as the first president of the United States. He appointsJames Madison,Thomas Jefferson and his most trusted allies, Knox and Hamilton. He and his advisors invent the government branches, theBill of Rights, and start buildingWashington, D.C. However, not everyone agrees and uprisings threaten from within. Washington not only has to end this treachery, he has to keep a fragile country together when he is elected to his second term. He puts on his uniform once more to disperse a rebellion who disagrees with his polices. In 1797, Washington hands over the presidency toJohn Adams and goes back home. Two years into retirement, he catches a throat disease and passes away; he was 67. An age of history dies along with him, but his legacy will never be forgotten.