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George Washington

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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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Birth Date
1732-02-22 1
Birth Year
1732 1
Death Date
1799-12-14 1
Death Year
1799 1
Birthplace
Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America 1
Death Place
Mount Vernon, Virginia 1
Nationality
American 1
Rank
General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army 1
Defining Contribution
Led 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
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Source Wikipedia: George Washington
Source Wikipedia: Siege of Yorktown

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Source Wikipedia: George Washington

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Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "George Washington commanded the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783"

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1. Wikipedia: George Washington
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  • Battles and Wars Led: American Revolutionary War
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Wikipedia: Siege of Yorktown
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