 And when you start talking about the supernatural, you can't help but think about things like destiny. And it was at the Monongahela where people began to believe that George Washington was destined for great things. Several years later, according to Dr. Craig, Washington encountered a Native American chief who remembered seeing him at the Battle of the Monongahela. By this time, Washington had retired from the military and was a farmer with a family and two adopted children.