Commander of the Continental army.
2006-12-10 09:22:53
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Washington was chosen as head of the Continental Army in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress and took command of the army in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after the battle of Bunker Hill had occurred. On March 17, 1776, the British evacuated Boston, and Washington, having more or less secured the area, followed.
The British then managed to beat on Washington's army a lot. Washington was routed all over the New York City area and almost met a disastrous fate there. Washington was dealing with an undermanned, underfunded, and undertrained army, and did what he could to keep enlisted troops, get them paid, equipped and trained. He won a big battle in an overnight Christmas raid at Trenton, and then proceded to play a cat and mouse game with the main British army in the Middle Colonies. The British ultimately tried to win over the South, and that effort ultimately failed when they headed north and were trapped by the Continental Army and French Navy at Yorktown and surrendered.
Washington's military leadership was instrumental in ensuring the US won their independence.
2006-12-10 10:06:39
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answered by mr_ljdavid 4
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I fought as a member of the Army, in different battles and campaigners Valley forge was the worse campaing
2006-12-10 14:43:43
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answered by pelancha 6
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It didn't play any role because all of the founding fathers were Deists, meaning that they believed that God created the world but nothing else.
2016-05-23 02:55:31
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answered by ? 4
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He was just a very lucky lucky man!
2006-12-10 11:42:50
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answered by annesion 1
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