GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL STATUE
DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, GENERAL WASHINGTON COMMANDED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AGAINST SUPERIOR FORCES. HE DEVISED THE STRATEGY OF MARCHING ON THE BRITISH IN VIRGINIA WHILE THE FRENCH FLEET PREVENTED AN ESCAPE BY SEA. WASHINGTON TRAPPED GENERAL CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN IN 1781, CAPTURING 7,000 TROOPS AND WINNING AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Statues of High Ranking Military Officers
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
1999
Photograph By:
MIKE STROUD
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