George Washington's Accomplishments

On February 22, 1732 an important man was born, George Washington. He was the first president of the United States, and Commander in Chief for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary war. When Washington was in his late teens, his interest for military arts grew. When he was a young adult, he was a part of various skirmishes during the French and Indian war and Revolutionary War. Some say his military life was remarkable, and led him to the leader he is known for; as he led on to defeat the British in many battles during the fight for our independence. At 16, George Washington had a job as a surveyor of land where he drew detailed 3-dimensional drawings of properties. Later on, he went on a month long journey surveying land with his

Also, recent word got to Washington that Colonel Fry, only man above Washington in rank in Virginia, died falling off a horse. Which meant Washington was the highest ranking field officer in Virginia. Only in his 22nd year, his was a very important military leader to the British. They relied on him for all of Virginia’s military actions and living up to those expectations at such a young age helped him acquire skills and the necessary judgments he needed to make for his career later on (Randall

The colonel needed a victory and soon. The morale of his men was going down very fast in this time and they needed a boost. With the Russian hessians (Russian mercenaries) helping out the British, it gave them a huge advantage as they added more men to the already huge army the Continental Army had to face. On Christmas Eve, the hessians were all very drunk in their camp and aware of nothing outside. With Washington’s knowledge of the hessians partying, he believed his men could walk right in and take on the Russian mercenaries. First he had to cross the frozen river, but many of his men bled because little of them had feet protection (Randall 323). As the fighting started the American army charged and the hessians ran for their life and 900 men surrendered (Wildman). The battle of Trenton was over and Washington had thought this to be a glorious day for America (Randall