George Washington was America’s first president and its Army’s first commanding general.
His military and tactical genius lead to the defeat of the world’s most powerful military and Britain’s exit from the American colonies.
And despite his fame and glory in forging a new United States, Washington refused to rule beyond his presidential term, instead retiring to his estate in northern Virginia at Mount Vernon. He lived there as a gentleman farmer until his death on Dec. 14, 1799.
In today’s Military Maxim we pay tribute to Washington’s foresight and strategic acumen.
