That famous description of George ... Press But Washington had also experienced other aspects of war—the meddling of politicians and the disdain of the British for the American officers.

The painting, a valuable copy on reverse glass of a well-known image painted by American artist Gilbert Stuart, was turned ...

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Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...

the Jay Treaty strengthened American economic ties with Britain and vacated English forts in the American west. Legacy George Washington established the title, President, and outlined the capacities ...

During the Revolutionary War, conditions were dismal for American ... a nation. Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as ...

They join the now-silent ranks of American veterans ... the arc of American history. The military is part of America’s founding story – a project to which, as George Washington put it ...

On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.