The USS George Washington returned to its home port in Japan in November for a forward-deployment in the western Pacific ...

His father, Augustine, 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 ...

As the former commander-in-chief of the Continental ... addressing his support for creating a standing army. President George Washington’s first cabinet, circa 1790. Left to right: Secretary ...

George Washington Birthplace National Monument is launching the summer with “Washington’s Call to Command,” a two-day event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and honoring George ...

As commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, George Washington recruited untrained colonial forces for six years until the surrender of the British in October 1781.

Enter the first president: George Washington. He was the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was revered after the conflict, says Denver Brunsman ...

US Navy Photo USS George Washington (CVN-73) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan on Friday, taking up station as the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan aircraft carrier ...

Gen. George Washington encountered an icy Delaware River getting to the Battle of Trenton, and frigid conditions in Valley Forge. So soaking rain couldn't dampen the spirits of those who came out ...

Sunday marks 250 years since George Washington left Mount Vernon to travel to Philadelphia where he was appointed commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army. It marks the Second Continental ...

George Washington – commander of the Continental Army, first President of the United States, face of the dollar bill and the headstrong revolutionary who defeated an empire to build a nation.