Breitbart Two hundred and forty-six years ago, a little-known plot was hatched to assassinate Commander in Chief General George Washington that could have potentially altered the course of history.
Washington had his hands full in the summer of 1776, preparing to defend New York City against the largest invasion that would ever threaten North America, while simultaneously battling internal threats from Americans loyal to the Crown.
Royal New York governor William Tryon led a group of confederates who plotted to raise Loyalist troops to blow up powder magazines, spike cannon, seize crucial ground, and in “the greatest and vilest attempt against our country” carry out the assassination of Washington by members of his own Guard.
General George Washington was guarded by an elite unit of trusted soldiers, known as his Life Guard or the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, who protected the commander in chief as well as performed special missions and engaged in battle…
