At first light, the redcoats were stunned to find their trapped enemy had vanished. George Washington had slipped the British noose again and escaped to safety. The Continental Army would live to ...

David Zax is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. Conjectural drawing of George Washington's house. Washington lived at Ferry Farm from age 6 until his early 20s. L.H. Barker / The George ...