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 ...

Had George Washington been less ambivalent, more blacks might have participated on the Patriot side than with the Loyalists. When he took command of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington barred ...

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 ...

In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental Army through some of the earliest ... until his death at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. The following year, Abigail Adams inoculated ...

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 ...

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

“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 major setbacks in the fighting around New York ...

George Washington (1732-1799 ... He was named Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army at the Second Continental Congress in May 1775. From 1775 to 1783 he led his poorly trained, ill-equipped ...

Artistic figures representing Army Icons showcase some of the most notable Soldier stories throughout time, including: 1775– Gen. George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army ...

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 ...

The night before, George Washington had led 2,400 Continental Army soldiers across the Delaware River, thinking that two additional troop columns were doing the same at other designated crossing ...