251 years ago today, George Washington assumed command as "General and Commander in Chief of the army of the United Colonies," having been nominated...
251 years ago today, George Washington assumed command as "General and Commander in Chief of the army of the United Colonies," having been nominated for the post by John Adams the previous month. Following the engagements at Lexington, Concord, and the Battle of Bunker Hill, Washington's first act as wartime leader was to drive the British out of Boston thanks to the sneaky placement of heavy artillery on a hill in the city suburb of Dorchester, causing the British garrison commander Viscount Howe to evacuate. READ more about his generalship during the war... (1775)
