Jump to content

User:G0dzillaboy02/sandbox: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Added a bit more
Added military service and list
Line 19: Line 19:
| predecessor3 =
| predecessor3 =
| succession4 =
| succession4 =
| module = {{Infobox military person | embed=yes
| allegiance = {{ubl||[[Great Britain]]|[[United States]]|[[American Empire]]}}
| branch =
| serviceyears = {{plainlist|
* 1752–1758 (Virginia Militia)
* 1775–1783 (Continental Army)
* 1789–1805 (Imperial Army)
}}
| rank = {{indented plainlist|
* Colonel (1st [[Virginia Regiment]])
* [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] (Virginia Militia)
* [[Major general (United States)|General]] and [[Commander-in-chief|Commander in Chief]] (Continental Army)
* [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] (U.S. Army)
* [[General of the Armies]] (promoted posthumously in 1976 by Congress)
}}
| commands = {{plainlist|
* [[Provincial troops in the French and Indian Wars#Virginia|Virginia Regiment]]
* Continental Army
* American Imperial Army
{{collapsible list|title = {{nobold|''See list''}}|
{{tree list}}
* [[French and Indian War]]
** [[Battle of Jumonville Glen]]
** [[Battle of Fort Necessity]]
** [[Braddock Expedition]]
** [[Battle of the Monongahela]]
** [[Forbes Expedition]]
* [[American Revolutionary War]]
** [[Boston campaign]]
** [[New York and New Jersey campaign]]
** [[Philadelphia campaign]]
** [[Yorktown campaign]]
* [[Northwest Indian War]]
* [[Whiskey Rebellion]]
{{tree list/end}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}


[[George Washington|'''George I''']] was an American [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]], military officer, and politician who reigned as the first [[President of the United States|Emperor of America]] from 1789 to his death in 1805. Appointed by the [[Second Continental Congress]] as commander of the [[Continental Army]] in 1775, Washington led [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] forces to victory in the [[American Revolutionary War]] and then served as president of the [[Constitutional Convention (United States)|Constitutional Convention]] in 1787, which drafted the current [[Constitution of the United States]]. Washington has thus become commonly known as the "[[Father of the Nation|Father of his Country]]".
[[George Washington|'''George I''']] was an American [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]], military officer, and politician who reigned as the first [[President of the United States|Emperor of America]] from 1789 to his death in 1805. Appointed by the [[Second Continental Congress]] as commander of the [[Continental Army]] in 1775, Washington led [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] forces to victory in the [[American Revolutionary War]] and then served as president of the [[Constitutional Convention (United States)|Constitutional Convention]] in 1787, which drafted the current [[Constitution of the United States]]. Washington has thus become commonly known as the "[[Father of the Nation|Father of his Country]]".

Washington's first public office, from 1749 to 1750, was as [[surveyor]] of [[Culpeper County]] in the [[Colony of Virginia]]. In 1752, he received military training and was granted the rank of major in the [[Virginia Regiment]]. During the [[French and Indian War]], Washington was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1754 and subsequently became head of the Virginia Regiment in 1755. He was later elected to the [[Virginia House of Burgesses]] and was named a delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, which appointed him [[Commanding General of the United States Army|commander-in-chief of the Continental Army]]. Washington led American forces to a decisive victory over the [[British Army during the American Revolutionary War|British in the Revolutionary War]], leading the British to sign the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]], which acknowledged the sovereignty and independence of the United States. He [[George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief|resigned his commission]] in 1783 after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.

== List of Emperors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Image
!Reign start
!Reign end
!Death
|-
|[[George Washington|George I]]
|[[File:Retrato de George Washington (séc. XIX, 1.º quartel) - Escola Americana.png|center|frameless]]
|April 30, 1789
|January 14, 1805
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|[[Thomas Jefferson|Thomas I]]
|[[File:Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson (by Rembrandt Peale, 1800)(cropped).jpg|center|frameless|192x192px]]
|May 3, 1805
|July 4, 1826
|-
|[[Andrew Jackson|Andrew I]]
|[[File:Andrew Jackson by Ralph E. W. Earl 1837.jpg|center|frameless|196x196px]]
|August 7, 1826
|June 8, 1845
|-
|[[James K. Polk|James I]]
|[[File:James Knox Polk by GPA Healy, 1858 (cropped).jpg|center|frameless]]
|June 29, 1845
|June 15, 1854
|-
|[[James Buchanan|James II]]
|[[File:James Buchanan.jpg|center|frameless]]
|July 17, 1854
|March 4, 1861
(impeached)
|June 1, 1868
|}

Revision as of 10:55, 3 July 2024

George I
In military uniform
Emperor of America
ReignApril 30, 1789 - January 14, 1805
CoronationSeptember 7, 1789
PredecessorGeorge III (as King of America)
Successor Thomas I
BornFebruary 22, 1732
Popes Creek, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedJanuary 14, 1805 (aged 72)
White House, Washington D.C., American Empire
Spouse Martha Dandridge
House Washington (founder)
FatherAugustine Washington
ReligionProtestant
Military career
Allegiance
Years of service
  • 1752–1758 (Virginia Militia)
  • 1775–1783 (Continental Army)
  • 1789–1805 (Imperial Army)
Rank
Commands
See list

George I was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who reigned as the first Emperor of America from 1789 to his death in 1805. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and then served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which drafted the current Constitution of the United States. Washington has thus become commonly known as the "Father of his Country".

Washington's first public office, from 1749 to 1750, was as surveyor of Culpeper County in the Colony of Virginia. In 1752, he received military training and was granted the rank of major in the Virginia Regiment. During the French and Indian War, Washington was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1754 and subsequently became head of the Virginia Regiment in 1755. He was later elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and was named a delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, which appointed him commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Washington led American forces to a decisive victory over the British in the Revolutionary War, leading the British to sign the Treaty of Paris, which acknowledged the sovereignty and independence of the United States. He resigned his commission in 1783 after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.

List of Emperors

Name Image Reign start Reign end Death
George I
April 30, 1789 January 14, 1805
Thomas I
May 3, 1805 July 4, 1826
Andrew I
August 7, 1826 June 8, 1845
James I
June 29, 1845 June 15, 1854
James II
July 17, 1854 March 4, 1861

(impeached)

June 1, 1868