The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

George Washington's return of power set the country on a unique path, one that rejected monarchs in favor of civilian rule and government by people.

Enslaved by George Washington, This Man Escaped to Freedom—and Joined the British Army Harry Washington fought for his enslaver’s enemy during the American Revolution.

On Christmas day, 1776, George Washington’s Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to attack the British forces at the Battle of Trenton, in what Kelsey Grammer called "the most daring ...

George Washington's legacy in American history has no equal, as he is universally recognized as the "Father of his country." As the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American ...

George Washington, despite initial doubts about his abilities, successfully led the American army to victory against the British. Washington's strategic avoidance of direct confrontation with the ...

The practice angers General George Washington who fears the war profiteers more than he does the British army. He says he would like to see the profiteers “hunted down and hanged.” ...

According to the Fred W. Smith National Library for Study of George Washington, Washington and his Continental Army "faced a threat that proved deadlier than the British" in the first years of the ...

Retropolis The plot to assassinate George Washington — and how it was foiled. If it weren’t for an overheard conversation in a New York jail, we might all be drinking British tea today.

The Army commemorated its 250th anniversary with a festival and parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, which is also President Trump's 79th birthday.