After successfully driving the British out of Boston, General George Washington had marched his army to New York, hoping to prevent the British from capturing the city. In the invasion ...

By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...

The Continental Army thus became America’s first national institution. The next step was to select a commander in chief. George Washington of Virginia was the favored choice because of his ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... as Commander in Chief of the new Continental Army in what was fast becoming the American Revolution. Thereafter he was on the move, fighting and retreating ...

We think of George Washington as being so confident and so perfect. But, when he first got the job to lead the army, he was in way over his head. He had been an officer in the past, but he wasn ...

From September 18th to the 26th, 1777, General George Washington and the Continental Army inhabited farms and other buildings in the area that is now known as New Hanover Township. During the ...

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States of America,” Sarno said in his proclamation naming Saturday as “George Washington Day” in Springfield.

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 ...

Though they worked in close proximity for years, Alexander Hamilton and George Washington never ... the attention of Continental Army Commander Washington during the retreat from New York.

Annapolis and Washington, DC, Fort George G. Meade's primary mission is to provide a wide range of services to 95 partner organizations from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard ...