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Washington's aides-de-camp during the American Revolutionary War were officers of the Continental Army appointed to serve on General George Washington's headquarters staff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. The headquarters staff also included one military secretary, a full colonel.
In February 1754, Dinwiddie promoted Washington to lieutenant colonel and second-in-command of the 300-strong Virginia Regiment, with orders to confront the French at the Forks of the Ohio. [23] Washington set out with half the regiment in April and was soon aware that a French force of 1,000 had begun construction of Fort Duquesne there.
The military career of George Washington spanned over forty-five years of service (1752–1799). Washington's service can be broken into three periods, French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and the Quasi-War with France, with service in three different armed forces (British provincial militia, the Continental Army, and the United States Army).
George Washington: June 15, 1775 to Dec. 23, 1783. [2] Member of the Second Continental Congress. Former Colonel of the Virginia Regiment in the French and Indian War. [3] Resigned at the end of the war. [4] George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, reporting to the Second Continental Congress.
Primary sources are unclear on which detachment Washington led; the other was led by Lieutenant Colonel George Mercer. In the dimming light of early evening and the haze of musket smoke the two detachments mistook each other for the enemy; the friendly fire incident resulted in 40 casualties.
Tench Tilghman (/ ˈ t ɪ l m ə n /, December 25, 1744 – April 18, 1786) was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.He served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel.
George Washington, promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of the Virginia Regiment on June 4, 1754, by Governor Robert Dinwiddie, [7] was then just 23, knew the territory and served as a volunteer aide-de-camp to General Braddock. [8] Braddock's Chief of Scouts was Lieutenant John Fraser of the Virginia Regiment.
Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741 – March 5, 1785) was an American lawyer, military officer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States.He served as aide-de-camp to George Washington, as adjutant general of the Continental Army and fought in several key battles during the American Revolutionary War.