When was George Washington in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 1

He was 20 when he received his first military position , that of major in the Virginia Militia. He was 22 in 1754 when he first saw action in the French and Indian War.

He retired from the military from 1758 until 1775, when he was given command of the Continental Army at the age of 43.

Answer 2

He was 43 when open fighting broke out in Massachusetts (1775), beginning the Revolutionary War. He was 51 when the war officially ended (1783), and he resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

Answer 3

George Washington was a Congressional delegate from Virginia when hostilities began in 1775. On June 15, the Continental Congress appointed him Commander-in-Chief of the colonial forces. The Americans were victorious and signed the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783. Washington gave up his military position on November 1, 1783.

Answer 4

His first military career was with the Virginia Militia, which supplemented the British army forces in the French and Indian War (1754-1758). In 1753, at the age of 31, Washington became a district adjutant (with the rank of major), a position he inherited from his deceased brother Lawrence. He served in the militia until December 1758.

In 1775, he was a delegate to the Continental Congress when open war erupted, beginning the American Revolution. With his military experience, Washington was the logical choice to lead the Continental Army, at the age of 43. He resigned his military commission as Commander-in-Chief on December 23, 1783 at the age of 51.

After serving as chairman of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Washington was elected the first US President under the new Constitution in 1788.

Answer 5

George Washington was 43 when he was appointed Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

Answer 6

He was 43 in 1775 when he accepted command of the Continental Army.

Following the colonial victory, he left the army on December 23, 1783 at the age of 51.

Answer 7

George Washington was born on the 22nd February 1732. So in 1776, he would have been 43/44 years old.

Answer 8

George Washington was 43 when the revolutionary war began.