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 ...

In a small town 60 miles north of New York City, General George Washington saved the American experiment in its cradle. It was not long after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, when Washington's decisive ...

When the Continental Army formed 250 years ago at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, George Washington was appointed its commander-in-chief and major general. During the winter of 1779–1780, ...

‘… to do Justice, to love mercy,’ he instructed in his ‘Circular Letter to the States.’ ‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission,’ an 1824 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The uniform worn by General George ...

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have ...

General George Washington made an appearance in Outlander season 7, episode 12. Of course, we have met him in the series before, but this George Washington had a different face. Jamie and George ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Edward Savage’s mezzotint engraving portrays George Washington as the nation’s president rather than as a general: he ...