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    doctors for their help and support. Through everything this man had endured‚ in the end he was still gracious and for this may be the reason he was a great leader and the father of our country. During Mr. Washington’s eulogy‚ Henry Lee Jr. addressed Congress on Dec. 26‚ 1799 and provided this infamous phrase to honor Mr. Washington‚ “First in war‚ first in peace‚ and first in the hearts of his countrymen” (Markel‚

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    general and President. He had a crew when he was in the Military. George Washington and his crew were very strong. They were about to go towards adversary territory. Mr. Washington did not come out the victor in every one of his battles. In 1775 Congress stated that General Washington was the new leader of the

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    One instance was‚at the time of the second continental congress Washington had been nominated to head a national army. Though‚ many people saw and believed him to be a good leader‚ others though that he might use the army to become a dictator. He eventually put all those worries to rest when he reminded everyone that when he became a soldier he "did not lay aside the citizen" . Washington was also a very opinionated person and objected a notion from congress that would postpone iron workers from serving

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    uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775‚ [2] to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War before the establishment of the United States. The Congress of the Confederation officially created the United States Army on 3 June 1784[3] [4] after the end of the Revolutionary War to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The army considers itself to be descended from the Continental Army and thus dates its inception from the origins

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    Have you ever wondered how you could compare continental drift‚ sea-floor spreading‚ and plate tectonics? Well there are actually plenty of ways to compare these three topics in earth science. You could compare these topics in similarities; continental drift and plate tectonics both start on the same basis of idea‚ that Earth’s lithosphere is made up of tectonic plates. You could also state some differences‚ such as continental drift occurs on all plate types‚ but sea-floor spreading only takes place

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    Washington did not trust Colonel Cadwalader‚ he would not have performed as well as he did in the Battle of Princeton‚ but since Washington did trust the Colonel and took advice from the Colonel‚ he won a major battle and boosted the esteem of the whole continental army. Adding on‚ Washington proved his humbleness towards others and their advice in the Battle of Saratoga. Washington put his trust in

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    History Of Ordnance Corps The Ordnance Corp is one of the oldest branches of the Army‚ established May 14‚ 1812. The U.S. Army Ordnance Department established from The Revolutionary War. General George Washington‚ the commander of the Continental Army‚ appointed Ezekiel Cheever to provide ordnance support to army in July 1775. Until 1779‚ all the armies had Ordnance personnel moving with them. They were civilians and Soldiers‚ served as conductors for maintenance - ammunition wagon and arms

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    Washington’s biggest interests. George Washington displayed great leadership throughout his involvement in the foundation of the United States. He was a talented military commander. He fought in the the French and Indian War as well as leading the Continental Army to final victory at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.(Smithsonian Magazine) As president‚ George Washington led the country through the creation of the Constitution as well as setting presidential precedents such as delivering an inaugural address

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    June 2010 (3) Assess the impact of the Continental System on Europe after 1806. Timed practise essay CPE The Continental System‚ introduced by Napoleon via his Berlin‚ 1806‚ Milan‚ 1807 and Fontainebleau‚ 1810‚ Decrees; aimed at usurping Britain’s economic dominance and replacing her with France‚ on the whole had a detrimental effect upon the social‚ political and economic aspects of Europe. Moreover it led to the final defeat of Napoleon and the end of the Napoleonic era whilst affecting historical

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    Now with his new continental army‚ he was to protect the united states independence. This is exactly what he did‚ he went fighting and winning defying the odds and winning most of his battles. This was shocking considering that a ragtag team of militia men is outsmarting and

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