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Commander in Chief

Name: Commander in Chief – United States factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

United States · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

9Records

1765–1974Date range

8Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1765

Thomas Cage1765

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1775

George Washington3 July 1775

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1861

George Brinton McClellan1861

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1942

Dwight David Eisenhower1942

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1950

Douglas MacArthur8 July 1950

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief, United Nations forces in the Korean War

Douglas MacArthur26 September 1950

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1964

Grant Sharp, Jnr1964

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1968

Creighton Abrams3 July 1968

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the US forces in Vietnam

1974

Alexander Megis Haig1974

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of the US forces in Europe

Names involved

Alexander Megis HaigCreighton AbramsDouglas MacArthurDwight David EisenhowerGeorge Brinton McClellanGeorge WashingtonGrant Sharp, JnrThomas Cage

Provenance

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