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Commanding General of the Army after successes on the Northwestern front of the War of 1812. Presided over a reduction in the size of the U.S. Army in the 1810s. Created the United States's first military colleges and the
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President of the United States (
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1243:. Resigned after the Union defeat at the
614:Simultaneously served as Governor of the
1677:Served as commanding general during the
746:to be deployed in the event of war with
373:Senior Officer of the United States Army
241:Senior Officer of the United States Army
239:. In 1783, the title was simplified to
229:Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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62:United States Department of War
1871:Bell, William Gardner (2005).
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360:Congress of the Confederation
51:5 July 1841 – 1 November 1861
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1160:13 years, 27 days
1116:6 years, 268 days
1033:5 years, 351 days
965:3 years, 139 days
758:to have been a Spanish spy.
672:Legion of the United States
667:4 years, 246 days
551:6 years, 204 days
346:, after being nominated by
344:Second Continental Congress
336:8 years, 191 days
235:(1775–1783), the title was
139:Second Continental Congress
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1765:United States Bicentennial
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1373:1 year, 230 days
1221:1852 presidential election
1163:Commanding general at the
1039:General Recruiting Service
974:American Revolutionary War
918:Lewis and Clark Expedition
808:). Appointed by President
801:1 year, 154 days
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364:American Revolutionary War
252:Chief of Staff of the Army
233:American Revolutionary War
208:Chief of Staff of the Army
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1515:Campaign of the Carolinas
1485:Sherman, William Tecumseh
1450:. Resigned to become the
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1245:First Battle of Bull Run
972:(1801–1809). Last
744:Mississippi River Valley
688:Battle of Fallen Timbers
684:Northwestern Confederacy
566:in the aftermath of the
560:Northwestern Confederacy
2577:Committee of the States
1850:Civil War High Commands
1791:Civil War High Commands
1523:Great Sioux War of 1876
1311:. Later unsuccessfully
1295:. Removed by President
1239:rather than relying on
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3182:Marshal of Yugoslavia
2950:General of the Armies
1753:General of the Armies
1749:Promoted posthumously
1165:Battle of Plattsburgh
968:Previously served as
912:Commanded during the
864:Previously served as
231:in 1903. During the
3124:Strategos autokrator
2957:Generalfeldmarschall
2737:Proclamation of 1783
2727:Confederation period
2305:Vice Chiefs of Staff
1877:. Washington, D.C.:
1679:Spanish–American War
1567:5 August 1888 †
1448:Battle of Appomattox
1428:Chattanooga campaign
1267:McClellan, George B.
1217:Mexican–American War
1215:in 1847, during the
680:Treaty of Greenville
676:Northwest Indian War
556:Northwest Indian War
362:, at the end of the
3053:Constable of France
2945:Admiral of the Navy
2935:of the Soviet Union
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2752:1785 Land Ordinance
2747:1784 Land Ordinance
2675:Continental Marines
2624:Agent of the Marine
1901:Command of the Army
1814:Montgomery C. Meigs
1687:Army Chief of Staff
1551:General of the Army
1487:General of the Army
1438:. Accepted General
1436:Petersburg campaign
1424:Battle of Vicksburg
1399:General of the Army
1293:Army of the Potomac
1273:George B. McClellan
1219:. Runner-up in the
1157:25 June 1841 †
840:Hamilton, Alexander
678:and negotiated the
616:Northwest Territory
2696:Nassau Hall (1783)
2665:Commander in Chief
2614:Postmaster General
1958:Commanding General
1948:United States Army
1806:Ethan A. Hitchcock
1655:Lieutenant general
1607:Lieutenant general
1457:after winning the
1309:Battle of Antietam
1301:Peninsula campaign
1063:Commanding General
914:Louisiana Purchase
846:Alexander Hamilton
781:Lieutenant general
778:Washington, George
624:St. Clair's defeat
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281:Commander-in-Chief
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982:Lower Canada
962:15 June 1815
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1778:War of 1812
1664:(1839–1925)
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1579:Indian Wars
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1496:(1820–1891)
1409:(1822–1885)
1363:(1815–1872)
1278:(1826–1885)
1233:Confederacy
1202:5 July 1841
1198:(1786–1866)
1154:29 May 1828
1150:(1782–1841)
1106:(1775–1828)
1101:Jacob Brown
1069:Left office
1066:Took office
1023:(1775–1828)
1018:Jacob Brown
978:War of 1812
955:(1751–1829)
899:(1757–1825)
812:during the
791:(1732–1799)
721:(1757–1825)
674:during the
657:(1745–1796)
601:(1736–1818)
541:(1753–1813)
494:(1754–1826)
433:(1750–1806)
420:Knox, Henry
394:Left office
391:Took office
326:(1732–1799)
287:Left office
284:Took office
173:Jacob Brown
125:Term length
96:Several HQs
3204:Categories
3165:Yuan shuai
3138:Dai-gensui
3037:Ispahsalar
2849:(proposed)
2554:Congresses
2488:McConville
2290:McConville
2265:Schoomaker
2165:Eisenhower
1966:Washington
1577:, and the
1525:, and the
1313:campaigned
1307:after the
1299:after the
1225:Union Army
686:after the
428:Henry Knox
352:John Adams
204:Succession
79:Reports to
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2914:By titles
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2593:President
2572:Delegates
2468:Chiarelli
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2338:Lemnitzer
2333:W. Palmer
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2190:Lemnitzer
2150:MacArthur
2145:Summerall
2051:Schofield
2026:McClellan
2001:Wilkinson
1986:St. Clair
1519:Modoc War
1444:surrender
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1110:June 1821
1060:Portrait
1030:June 1821
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736:Quasi War
682:with the
558:with the
385:Portrait
340:Appointed
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3147:Taewonsu
3115:Serasker
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2011:J. Brown
2006:Dearborn
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458:in 1785.
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115:Congress
3189:Marshal
3028:Spāhbed
2971:Mareşal
2720:Related
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2403:Thurman
2398:Wickham
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2353:Hamlett
2318:Haislip
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2280:Odierno
2275:Dempsey
2240:Wickham
2205:Johnson
2200:Wheeler
2180:Ridgway
2175:Collins
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2095:Chaffee
2041:Sherman
2031:Halleck
1976:Doughty
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2383:Kerwin
2378:Weyand
2363:Haines
2358:Abrams
2343:Decker
2295:George
2285:Milley
2255:Reimer
2230:Rogers
2225:Weyand
2220:Abrams
2195:Decker
2185:Taylor
2016:Macomb
1981:Harmar
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1521:, the
1075:Notes
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293:Notes
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3156:Wonsu
3001:Müşir
2483:Allyn
2458:Casey
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2328:Bolte
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2130:March
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2100:Bates
2090:Young
2056:Miles
2036:Grant
1991:Wayne
1905:(PDF)
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752:Spain
484:Major
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1971:Knox
1891:2010
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