Who was the 20-something American officer who disobeyed orders, led an ambush of some sleeping French soldiers, then signed a document amounting to a confession of assassinating a French diplomat and ignited a world war in the process?
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There were two world wars one starting 1914 the other 1939 neither were started as you suggest. can you give dates or more info for help, thanks
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Which planet again was that?
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You mean the crazy SERB who assassinated the AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN heir to the throne? His name was Gavrilo Princip. Then the Soviet Union stepped in to protect Austria-Hungary, which caused Germany to step in, which caused France to step in, which caused Britain to step in, which eventually caused America to step in, which is why George Washington so long ago warned America not to make permanent alliances with ANY nation so as to avoid confilcts such as this one called World War 1.
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Jerry Lewis yo...
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Wait... Has there ever been a war where America was against France???
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It was George washington in 1754. In 1754, Dinwiddie commissioned Washington a lieutenant colonel and ordered him to lead an expedition to Fort Duquesne to drive out the French. With his American Indian allies led by Tanacharison, Washington and his troops ambushed a French scouting party of some 30 men, led by Joseph Coulon de Jumonville. Washington and his troops were overwhelmed at Fort Necessity by a larger and better positioned French and Indian force. The terms of surrender included a statement that Washington had assassinated Jumonville after the ambush. Washington could not read French, and, unaware of what it said, signed his name. Released by the French, Washington returned to Virginia, where he was cleared of blame for the defeat, but resigned because he did not like the new arrangement of the Virginia Militia. Interesting because few people know much about his pre-revolutionary past. Great question.
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