US EditionNo, George Washington Didn’t Have Wooden Teeth. Yes, He Led the Siege of Boston
Washington’s leadership during the Siege of Boston included integrating Black and Native American soldiers, contributing to the British evacuation and boosting revolutionary morale.
- On Feb. 22, Presidents Day coverage clarifies that George Washington, first U.S. commander and president, never wore wooden dentures but used ivory, gold and human teeth.
- Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, militias pinned down the British and the Continental Congress chose George Washington, commander-in-chief, to lead the newly formed army; the Siege of Boston lasted almost a year and contained about 11,000 British troops.
- Washington sent Henry Knox, young bookseller and artillery officer, to Fort Ticonderoga, New York to retrieve dozens of cannons hauled hundreds of miles in winter and used against British positions.
- The British evacuation resulted in denying them a key port, removing loyalists, boosting patriot morale, and securing Washington as commander-in-chief for the Revolution's remainder.
- Doug Bradburn said George Washington helped build a diverse force with militiamen from Massachusetts to Virginia and Black and Native American soldiers, while his complicated ties to slavery included owning slaves yet arranging some to be freed in his will.
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More than a decade before becoming the first president of the United States, George Washington led a crucial campaign in the early days of the Revolution. The Boston Site was his first campaign as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and, in many ways, paved the way for his military and political successes, celebrated on Presidents’ Day. Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, the militias had cornered the British in Boston in Apri…
Founding father myths: Did George Washington really have wooden teeth?
On this day 250 years ago, Washington would have been nearing the culmination of an almost year-long siege that effectively trapped an estimated 11,000 British troops and hundreds of loyalists
George Washington facts for Presidents Day: No, he didn't have wooden teeth; yes, he led the Siege of Boston
More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution.
George Washington: Myths, facts about the nation’s first president
BOSTON, Massachusetts — More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first campaign as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and, in many ways, set the stage for his military and political successes — celebrated on Presidents Day.
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No, George Washington didn't have wooden teeth. Yes, he led the Siege of Boston
More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first campaign as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and, in many ways, set the stage for his military and political successes — celebrated on Presidents Day.
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