Commanders

George Washington

Modern, United States

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "George Washington." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/commanders/george-washington.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). George Washington. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/commanders/george-washington

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-george-washington,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {George Washington},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/commanders/george-washington},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

George Washington commanded the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, leading a poorly organized and equipped Patriot force to victory over the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War, including the decisive combined Franco-American victory at Yorktown in 1781. He later served as the first President of the United States.

Facts

Birth Date

1732-02-22 1

Birth Year

1732 1

Death Date

1799-12-14 1

Death Year

1799 1

Birthplace

Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America 1

Death Place

Mount Vernon, Virginia 1

Nationality

American 1

Rank

General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army 1

Defining Contribution

Led the Continental Army to victory over the British in the American Revolutionary War, commanding the combined Franco-American force that won the decisive siege at Yorktown in 1781. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections