Goerge Washington and Hugh Mercer trade positions

What if George Washington died in the place of Hugh Mercer?

If that would have happened Hugh Mercer being the ranking officer would have taken control of Washingtons army and been the ranking officer during the battle of princeton and th defeat of the British. From there Hugh mercer would have most probably become one of the first presidents, because he would have had public support from the battle of princeton and he would have already been known among the founding father because he was the lead mason at the masonic lodge in fredricksberg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Mercer
 
Alot depends on if Hugh Mercer would be able to keep the Army together or deal with Valley Forge like Washington did.... In the short term, I dont expect a huge difference until after the the Battle of Princeton
 
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