A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... John Adams nominated Washington to be commander of the Continental Army.

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

That famous description of George Washington ... command men. He got his chance a year later, when the Second Continental Congress appointed him commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. John ...

John Adams was ... Despite his fears, Adams' service to his nation was never in question. His nomination of George Washignton to be commander of the Continental Army was crucial to the success ...