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

When the Continental Army formed 250 years ago at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, George Washington was appointed its ...

A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to ...

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

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

It happened 250 years ago this very week… “I do not think myself equal to the Command I am honored with.”  It was with these ...

Sunday marks 250 years since George Washington left Mount Vernon to travel to Philadelphia where he was appointed commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army. It marks the Second Continental ...

Enter the first president: George Washington. He was the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was revered after the conflict, says Denver Brunsman, a history ...

George Washington – commander of the Continental Army, first President of the United States, face of the dollar bill and the headstrong revolutionary who defeated an empire to build a nation ...

Washington, both as a military commander and as President, drew on his own character to shape the American national character. In some sense, Washington’s character is embedded in the presidency.