Title: Washington's farewell to his officers
Description: In New York City,1783, British redcoats sailed away, defeated in the Revolution, and there occurred this emotional incident--one almost forgotten in American history, yet among the most telling and symbolic events of the War for Independence. In the story of Washington's Farewell are the memories of long-struggling patriots--the famous and the little-known--men committed heart and soul to the cause of American liberty: Knox, McDougall, Lamb, Hamilton, Steuben, Shaw, Humphreys, Varick, Burnett, Hull, Fish, Tallmadge, the Clintons, Van Cortlandt, Fraunces. Heroes all.
Subjects: Evacuation Day, New York, N.Y., 1783, Farewells, Campaigns, Military leadership, Biography, History, Washington, george, 1732-1799, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783
Places: New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State), United States
People: George Washington (1732-1799)
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783