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in the war for independence. He was



         given three roles as commanding




         general during the war. The first was



         to provide leadership of  the army



         during the war. He commanded the




         army during 1775 to 1777 and again



         at 1778 until the end of  the war.



         Although he lost many battles to




         the British, he never surrendered his



         army and fought ceaselessly against




         them.



         The  se con d  rol e of  George




         Washington was to train the



         Continental army so that they
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