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- Washington rebuking Lee
- On our chieftain speeded, rallied quick the fleeing forces
- Arms of George Washington
Arms of George Washington First President of the Republic - George Washington
George Washington - Washington before the revolution
Washington before the revolution - George Washington
George Washington - Washington's first speech to the indians
- Washington chosen for Commander-in-chief
- The Surrender at Yorktown
- Early love of truth
- Crossing the Delaware
- Winter at Valley Forge
Winter at Valley Forge - Map Illustrating the Battle of Long Island
It was a desperate undertaking. There were 10,000 men, and the width of the river at the point of crossing was nearly a mile. It would seem hardly possible that such a movement could, in a single night, be made without discovery by the British troops, who were lying in camp but a short distance away. The night must have been a long and anxious one for Washington, who stayed at his post of duty on the Long Island shore until the last boat of the retreating army had pushed off. The escape was a brilliant achievement and saved the American cause. - Washington's Home—Mount Vernon
After serving two terms as President with great success he again retired in 1797 to private life at Mount Vernon. Here he died on December 14, 1799, at the age of sixty-seven, loved and honored by the American peop