[skeeter]

He held together an army of farmers and shopkeepers in against all odds, including an incompetent congress and rampant war profiteering, for 8 years to beat the most powerful army in the world.

[MadJack]

Well said. As a military leader Washington knew that as long as the army remained intact the war, and our liberty, could be won.
As a president there have been none since that even come close.