American Revolutionary War
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The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of th
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Battle of Guilford Courthouse 15 March 1781
Battle of Trenton by Charles Mc Barron
Battleof Longisland
George Washington
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George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the A
American Revolutionary War
…comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and, commanded by George Washington, defeated the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war's outcome seemed uncertain for…
Portrait, c. 1803
Ferry Farm, the Washington family residence on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, where Washington spent much of his youth
Washington the Soldier, an 1834 portrait of Washington on horseback during the Battle of the Monongahela
Colonel George Washington, a 1772 portrait of Washington by Charles Willson Peale