George Washington

George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.

plantation estate of George Washington, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

1st quadrennial U.S. presidential election

2nd quadrennial U.S. presidential election

3rd quadrennial U.S. presidential election

American hunting dog with keen sense of smell

1755 battle of the French and Indian War

1754 opening battle of the French and Indian War

1st presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (1789-1797)

1754 early battle in the French and Indian War

spy ring organized by American Major (later Colonel) Benjamin Tallmadge

1776 military operation

historic Custis family mansion operated by the U.S. National Park Service, located within Arlington National Cemetery

group of senior Continental Army officers

commemorates the evacuation of British forces from New York City in 1783 and Washington's triumphal return

bible used in Oath of Office of United States Presidents

George Washington's relationship with slavery

planned military coup in 1783 in the US

Guyasuta (c. 1725–c. 1794; , "he stands up to the cross" or "he sets up the cross") was an important Native American leader of the Seneca people in the second half of the eighteenth century, playing a central role in the diplomacy and warfare of that era. Although he became friends with George Washington in 1753, he sided with the French against Britain during the French and Indian War and fought against the British in Pontiac's War. He later supported the British during the American Revolutionary War. In his final years, he engaged in peacemaking to end the Northwest Indian War.

George Washington's horse

non-fiction work by Emerich de Vattel

Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA

plantation

book by Laurence Dermott (1756)

George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783