Don't believe us when we suggest that George Washington was and is the mightiest ... crossing the Delaware River on Christmas ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington ... At Christmas 1776 Washington achieved his first major victory through ...

In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental Army through some of the earliest battles of the American Revolution, disease posed a greater threat to his forces than British troops.

The most important note is a quote from George Washington ... a letter Washington wrote to his brother John Washington on December 18th, 1776, and is part of Washington's explanation to his ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Thomas Paine was an admirer of Washington and spent the desperate autumn of 1776 as an aide-de-camp in the field.

George Washington was the recipient of the first ... spirit after he had driven the British from Boston in March 17, 1776, and "as an expression of the gratitude of this College for his eminent ...

Thomas Heyward Jr. and President George Washington. Heyward, a Revolutionary War officer and South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776, is best known for contributing his ...

George Washington, who led America through ... disorganization, and poor morale. In 1776 Washington revised his strategy, choosing to avoid all-out battles with the British and protract the ...