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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American Revolution
December 4 in U.S. military history
1783: Nine days after the British evacuate New York City, Gen. George Washington bids farewell to his fellow Continental Army
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November 2 in U.S. military history
1783: Gen. George Washington delivers his “Farewell Address to the Army” near Princeton, N.J., in which he refers to the
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October 19 in U.S. military history
1781: British Gen. Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 7,087 officers and men, 900 seamen, 144 cannons, 15 galleys, a frigate, and
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October 7 in U.S. military history
1777: Continental forces under the command of Gen. Horatio Gates decisively defeat British forces under Gen. John “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne
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