The morning of December 26, 1776, did not start according to plan. The night before, George Washington had led 2,400 Continental Army soldiers across the Delaware River, thinking that two additional ...

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is a plantation owner who dies when George is 11. June 15, 1775 Having served with distinction in the French and Indian War, Washington is appointed as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army ...

In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental Army through some of the earliest battles of the American Revolution, disease posed a greater threat to his forces than British troops.

It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross a frozen river to kill you in your sleep on Christmas.” George Washington’s Continental Army, having suffered a series of ...

George Washington, who led America through the ... When war broke out in 1775, he became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. In war, Washington's battle record was mixed.

To read this year's This is Carson City! go here The Washington Elm, where legend has it, George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775, in Cambridge, Massachusetts*, serves ...

Visitors can also see the Assembly Room where George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army. Recent reviewers agree this is a must-see in Philadelphia. Located in ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... nominated Washington to be commander of the Continental Army.

Donald Trump will become the 47th President on Monday. However, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt stand out as America's greatest leaders in its 250-year history.