george washington was chosen to lead the continental army.
george washington was chosen to lead the continental army.
who was chosen to lead the continental army?
george washington
it is named after casimir pulaski, a polish nobleman who came to fight in the continental army during the american revolutionary war. he is credited as the founder of the continental army cavalry. recruited in paris by benjamin franklin, for his talent as a horseman and zeal for liberty, pulaski joined gen. george washington's army in 1777 and led a flanking maneuver that saved the continental army at the battle of brandywine. in 1778, he volunteered to raise a cavalry unit for the continental army. pulaski created his cavalry legion, equipped and armed as lancers and dragoons in the style of his home country and trained to those standards. many continental army officer spoke highly of the unit’s fighting ability. he died after being mortally wounded, leading a charge during the siege of savannah, georgia in 1779.
casimir pulaski high school
bullet::::- john armstrong sr. (pennsylvania state militia major general; continental army brigadier general, 1776–1777; british army colonel, 1758–1763; continental congress delegate from pennsylvania, 1779–1780)









































bullet::::- richard montgomery (continental army major general, 1775; continental army brigadier general, 1775; british army captain, 1762–1772; british army lieutenant, 1758–1762)









































bullet::::- john stark (continental army major general; continental army brigadier general, 1777–1783; continental army colonel, 1775–1777; british army captain)









































bullet::::- james clinton (continental army brevet major general; continental army brigadier general, 1776–1783; continental army, colonel, 1775–1776; british army captain, 1759–1763; british army ensign, 1757–1759)
list of scotch-irish americans