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In charge of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775–83), George Washington (1732–99) is praised for his audacious surprise attack on Hessian mercenaries who were supporting the British on Christmas Eve 1776. The Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, won the battle by fording the cold Delaware River and taking Trenton, New Jersey, home to the enemy camp.
he is remembered as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.