
Following George Washington as he grows from a headstrong, risk-taking young man determined to make his name on the battlefield, into a leading voice of America's growing resistance against Britain.
After the war, George embarks on a quiet life as a planter, with his new wife, Martha; growing colonial protests against England's tyranny soon drive Washington towards rebellion.
Denied a full commission in the British army, Washington takes command of Virginia's militia and seeks revenge against the French; a shocking battlefield tragedy threatens to derail his dream.
A humiliating defeat leads to Washington's demotion and resignation; George finds himself back on the battlefield, fighting to avert a massacre.
George Washington overcomes childhood tragedy to rise quickly up the ranks in the Virginia Militia where his fierce ambition thrusts him into England and France's battle for the American frontier.