george van rensselaer led the continental army to victory against the british and thus won american independence.
who led the continental army to victory against the british and thus won american independence?
george van rensselaer
george washington (voiced by robin atkin downes in "assassin's creed iii" and by tod fennell in "assassin's creed rogue") (1732–1799) was the commander-in-chief of the continental army in the american revolutionary war from 1775 to 1783, and served as the first president of the united states from 30 april 1789 to 4 march 1797. born in the colony of virginia in the british colonies of america, washington joined the virginian militia during his youth and participated in the french and indian war with the british army, fighting against the french and their indigenous allies. during the war, he ordered the burning of the neutral village of kanatahséton. due to the lack of progress of his military career in the british army, washington instead turned to politics. when the american revolutionary war broke out, washington supported the patriots. following the creation of the continental army, the continental congress of 1775 appointed washington as its commander-in-chief. the assassin ratonhnhaké꞉ton, better known as connor, subsequently protected washington from the templar charles lee, who was angered that he had been passed over for the position. though the continental army suffered many losses under washington's command, the aid of connor and his apprentices managed to gain the army small victories. however, washington fell out with connor when the assassin discovered he was responsible for the attack on his village, kanatahséton, and signed for a second burning after lee manipulated connor's people into siding with the loyalists. however, the assassins continued to aid washington when necessary, such as the investigation of the conspiracy at west point. after the continental army emerged victorious against the british army in 1781, washington obtained an apple of eden. it gave him a nightmarish vision of what would happen if he were crowned king of the united states with its power in his possession, and so he passed the apple to connor for it to be disposed of. this experience strengthened his belief in the republican constitution of the united states.
list of assassin's creed characters
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