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George Washington is an American icon for many important reasons. As the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief and the ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... He had two horses shot from under him in battle, helping England fight France for possession of the continent. After some years building up Mount Vernon ...

A just-discovered eyewitness account provides startling new evidence about who fired the shot that sparked the French and Indian War Secrets of American History David Preston; Photographs by ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington ... During the war, Washington's battle record was mixed.

That famous description of George ... summer tested Washington, it was only a small taste of what was to come. By 1776 he and his men were in a struggle for survival, yielding battle after battle ...

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 ...

With temperatures hovering around 40 degrees throughout the evening, George Washington head coach Mike ... a six-hitter with five strikeouts to lead the way for GW in a 10-2 victory at Dale ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine ... Near Toledo, Ohio, Washington sent federal troops to fight seven tribes of Native Americans in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in the summer of 1794.

29—MORGANTOWN — The University girls' lacrosse team continued their state title defense on Friday evening, welcoming visiting George Washington ... and took a 5-1 lead into the second.