GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL STATUE
DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, GENERAL WASHINGTON COMMANDED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AGAINST SUPERIOR FORCES. HE DEVISED THE STRATEGY OF MARCHING ON THE BRITISH IN VIRGINIA WHILE THE FRENCH FLEET PREVENTED AN ESCAPE BY SEA. WASHINGTON TRAPPED GENERAL CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN IN 1781, CAPTURING 7,000 TROOPS AND WINNING AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
Listing Details
- Public
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR
- Statues of High Ranking Military Officers
- 1999
- MEETING STREET AND BROAD STREET
- 29401
- MIKE STROUD
- COURTESY OF HMdb.org
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