How the Siege of Boston helped George Washington become the face of the American Revolution

More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Skirmish Early in George Washington’s Military Career Helped Define Him. It Could Have Killed Him

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped his views on the battles yet to come As a 26-year-old colonel, Washington ...
The New York Times

Found: A Lost George Washington Battlefield

As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military veterans are helping archaeologists excavate the location. By Jennifer ...
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George Washington at the Battle of Princeton

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George Washington at the Battle of Trenton, (painting)

"Yale U. Portrait Index", New Haven, 1951. "A checklist of American paintings at Yale University," New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1982. Matheson, Susan B., "Art for Yale: A History of the ...