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![]() | General George Washington c.1862 Anonymous Collection (2) Unknown | Ames, Joseph Alexander | ![]() George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731 – December 14, 1799) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation.... | GA |
![]() | Washington at the Delaware c. 1849 Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk, VA | Hicks, Edward | GA | |
![]() | Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, Maryland after 1795 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Kemmelmeyer, Frederick | GA | |
![]() | Washington Reviewing the Western Army, at Fort Cumberland, Maryland after 1795 Anonymous Collection (2) Unknown | Kemmelmeyer, Frederick | GA | |
![]() | Washington Crossing The Delaware 1851 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb | ![]()
Washington Crossing the Delaware is an 1851 oil-on-canvas painting by German American artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. It commemorates General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. That action was the first move in a surprise attack against the Hessian... | GA |
![]() | George Washington At Valley Forge 1854 Anonymous Collection (2) Unknown | Matteson, Tompkins Harrison | GA | |
![]() | General William North 1785 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI | Peale, Charles Willson | ![]() William North (1755 – January 3, 1836) was an American soldier and politician.
Life
He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts.
He entered the Continental Army in 1775, and served under Benedict Arnold... | GA |
![]() | Washington Rallying The Americans At The Battle Of Princeton 1848 Princeton University, Art Museum Princeton, NJ | Ranney, William Tylee | GA | |
![]() | Washington And Lafayette In The Battle Of Monmouth 1854 Anonymous Collection (2) Unknown | Sachs, Lambert | GA | |
![]() | George Washington In Prayer At Valley Forge Oil on Canvas laid on Panel Sotheby Parke Bernet Group New York, NY | Sachs, Lambert | GA |
- American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United... Read more