American Revolution Commander in Chief of theContinental Army George Washington (February 22, 1732[b][c] – December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father, who also served as the first president of the United States (1789–1797). Washington commanded Patriot forces in the new nation's vital American Revolutionary War, and led them to an allied victory over the British. Washington also presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, w... {open}