Washington, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...Continental army in the American Revolution , called the Father of...opposition to the British colonial policy, and served (1774...Washington was named (June 15, 1775) commander in chief of...took command (July 3, 1775) at Cambridge, Mass...through New Jersey into Pennsylvania, as Washington developed...Forge . Seldom in military history has any general faced such...Annapolis, Md., Dec. 23, 1783), returned to Mt. Vernon...Washington, the Virginia Period, 1732 1775 (1964); T. N. Dupuy...