Tag: becoming a nation

NARRATOR: April 20, 1789, George Washington, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army has been called back into service by his new nation, the United States of America. For eight years, Washington led the Continental Army through a war against the most powerful empire in the world. A war few believed he could win. VOICE ACTOR: Fire! NARRATOR: Now he ...

>> Herrmann: Tench Tilghman, George Washington's aide, rides nonstop for four days and nights to bring glorious news from Yorktown, Virginia, to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The Americans have decimated Britain's southern army and forced the surrender of its best general, Charles Cornwallis. >> This was a huge victory, over 7,000 people taken prisoner. >> There are great celebrations--illuminations, ...