[Answer] During the Revolutionary War, British Major Patrick Ferguson could have shot and killed a tall American officer during the battle of Brandywine Creek. Who was this officer he could have shot?

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...The tall American officer Major Ferguson could have shot that day was George Washington. Major Ferguson did not shoot him because Washington turned his back to him while in the saddle. His honor would not allow him to shoot an officer in the back. Ironically, Ferguson was killed at Kings Mountain by an American sharpshooter.