THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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General of the army
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Leader of the Liberty Kids
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Leader of the Red Coats
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -June 15, 1775-George Washington was unanimously selected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army .
Detailed explanation-2: -Appointed Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army Attending the Second Continental Congress in military uniform, George Washington was appointed as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army by his fellow congressmen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many scholars and ordinary Americans alike rank him among the greatest U.S. presidents. In 1976, Washington was posthumously promoted to the rank of General of the Armies, the highest rank in the U.S. Army.
Detailed explanation-4: -As Major General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, George Washington won the military struggle for American Independence. Remarkably, however, Washington’s army won only three of the nine major battles that he oversaw and was often retreating.