10 May 1775 : George Washington named supreme commander
Lem's Levity: Patriots
245 years ago today, a 35-year-old Spanish nobleman fired a single artillery shell that redrew the map of North America, broke British power in the Gulf of Mexico, and arguably saved the American Revolution. His name was Bernardo de Gálvez. He's not in your textbook. He should… pic.twitter.com/G1GkMLfTvK
— Echoes of War (@EchoesofWarYT) May 9, 2026
Weird. Weirder every time I look at it.
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) May 9, 2026
He knows he's not president, right?
It's interesting. You look at everything Washington did. Knowing he was setting precedents as a general and then as president.
He demanded respect for the office, but was self-effacing. He put the… https://t.co/icQPpoKOJ6
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