During the American Revolution, George Washington, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, approved a plan to kidnap a British Royal Navy Admiral and a 17-year-old midshipman. The plot was ...

George Washington led a party of Virginia soldiers ... was likely a woolen officer’s coat showing his allegiance to the British empire—he was a loyal subject of King George II.

George Washington, who had been leading the battle ... “But I cannot consider it in the important light you seem to.” The British force had been repeatedly attacked by American militia as ...

During this time, he was cautious of the counsel offered by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson (supporter of the French) and that by the Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton (supporter of the ...

Like his fellow Virginians in the House of Burgesses, Washington became increasingly disillusioned with George III and his colonial minions. At this time British America was composed of 13 ...

Against heavy odds, Washington outmaneuvered British forces to lead the colonists to victory ... Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed ...