December 14 in U.S. military history
1799: Former president and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army George Washington passes away at his home in Mount Vernon (Va.)
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December 13 in U.S. military history
1636: The Massachusetts General Court in Salem orders the creation of a militia, requiring all able-bodied men between the ages
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December 12 in U.S. military history
1753: 21-year-old Virginia adjutant George Washington delivers an ultimatum for French forces to abandon Fort Le Boeuf (present-day Waterford, Penn.)
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December 11 in U.S. military history
1941: The small American garrison on Wake – consisting of a few hundred Marines, sailors, and civilian contractors – repels
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December 10 in U.S. military history
1941: When a Japanese submarine reports the sighting of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) northeast of Hawaii, Japanese vessels
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