Rather than choose to use the force of his command—or implicit threats—Washington chose the path of moral persuasion.

The Washington administration Cabinet had just four members — Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox and Attorney General ...

When George Washington was a general, what was his tent like? Find out at Fort Ligonier Jeff Himler, Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. July 2, 2024 at 2:05 PM·2 min read ...

A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to honor a rebellious general alongside English kings.

When General George Washington arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago this week, he found a motley army of about 15,000 men, many of them from Massachusetts, who considered the recent battles of ...

A traveling replica of George Washington’s headquarters and sleeping tent will be featured at Fort Ligonier fort Friday through Sunday. The large linen tent is filled with reproductions of ...

The British army had a total of 9,000 men. Washington’s army consisted of 8,000 Continentals and 3,000 militiamen. Washington planned to attack the enemy at Germantown using a double envelopment.

About two years ago, he was searching through Goodwill’s listing of historic documents and stumbled upon something totally unexpected. It was not a document at all but a small piece of fabric about ...