More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the ...

In 1775, Washington deployed colonial soldiers who had survived smallpox to retake Boston during a city-wide epidemic.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Washington and the Continental Army struggled at Valley Forge, ambitious officers tried to oust him as commander-in-chief.

The siege was also a critical test for Washington. A surveyor and farmer, Washington had been out of the military for nearly 20 years after commanding troops for the British during the French and ...

Revolutionary battles where General Washington secured his legacy as "First in War." Congress created the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, and John Adams nominated George Washington to serve as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 4, 1783, after six years fighting against the British as head of the Continental Army, George Washington said farewell to ...

In spirit and in essence, America’s greatest idol is still with us — and one has only to glance at the portrait on a dollar bill to confirm where George Washington still ranks. The first commander in ...

More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first ...

Presidents Day George Washington Cyclists pass the Longfellow House, which was George Washington's headquarters during the Siege of Boston in the mid-1770's, Friday ...