George Washington is universally recognized as the central leader of the American Revolution.
: After leading colonial forces to victory over Great Britain, he presided over the Constitutional Convention and was unanimously elected as the first President of the United States in 1789. Political Architects and Agitators
: He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army from 1775 until the war's end in 1783.
George Washington is universally recognized as the central leader of the American Revolution.
: After leading colonial forces to victory over Great Britain, he presided over the Constitutional Convention and was unanimously elected as the first President of the United States in 1789. Political Architects and Agitators
: He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army from 1775 until the war's end in 1783.