This is not the time to lose steam. Continental Congress elected Washington as Major General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in 1775. Though his underfunded volunteer militia suffered defeat in many skirmishes and battles against the seasoned British forces, General Washington won a war of attrition on land and sea through effective strategies, including tactical withdrawals. A hero of the American Revolution, Washington is acclaimed for his daring surprise attack on British-aligned Hessian mercenaries on Christmas evening 1776.
This is not the time to lose steam. Continental Congress elected Washington as Major General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in 1775. Though his underfunded volunteer militia suffered defeat in many skirmishes and battles against the seasoned British forces, General Washington won a war of attrition on land and sea through effective strategies, including tactical withdrawals. A hero of the American Revolution, Washington is acclaimed for his daring surprise attack on British-aligned Hessian mercenaries on Christmas evening 1776.