病癒後，華盛頓馬上回去帶領維吉尼亞部隊。他獲頒陸軍將軍的軍階並成為1758年，英國擊敗法國及攻下杜根(英國將其重新命名為匹特Fort Pitt)的關鍵因素。1759年1月6日，剛返回維吉尼亞州的華盛頓即與瑪莎結婚。

荒野的戰爭使華盛頓成為一名受過鍛鍊的軍人。這次的訓練也為華盛頓軍事生涯中的最大挑戰預做準備，讓他有能力在1775年開打的獨立戰爭中，以總司令的身份，帶領美國革命軍參與勒星頓及康科特戰役 (Battle of Lexington and Concord) 。


Washington recovered from his illness, and then returned to lead the Virginia army. He attained the rank of brigadier general and was a major factor in Britain's defeat of the French and capture of Fort Duquesne (renamed Fort Pitt by the British) in 1758. Immediately after his return to Virginia, Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis on January 6, 1759.

Wilderness fighting had made Washington a trained military man. This training helped prepare him for his greatest military challenge--leading the American revolutionary forces as commander in chief during the fight for independence that began in 1775 with the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

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