George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). After serving as President of the United States (1789 to 1797), he briefly was in charge of a new army in 1798. ... He played the leading military role in the American Revolution.

she was Dutch diarist of Jewish heritage.
and she was born in Frankfurt, Germany

He lost his legs in the war
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