George Washington commanded the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, leading a poorly organized and equipped Patriot force to victory over the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War, including the decisive combined Franco-American victory at Yorktown in 1781. He later served as the first President of the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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BirthplacePopes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America 1 RankGeneral and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army 1 Defining ContributionLed the Continental Army to victory over the British in the American Revolutionary War, commanding the combined Franco-American force that won the decisive siege at Yorktown in 1781. 1 George Washington
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