George Washington's Farewell to His Officers - Fraunces Tavern…
WEBOn December 4, 1783, nine days after the last British soldiers left American soil, General George Washington visited Fraunces Tavern. He invited his officers from the Continental Army to the Long Room to thank them for their service, and to bid them farewell.
Evacuation Day & Washington's Farewell - Fraunces Tavern® …
WEBEach year Fraunces Tavern Museum hosts annual Evacuation Day and Washington’s Farewell celebrations. Each year on the Sunday closest to December 4th, the museum opens its doors for a reenactment of Washington’s Farewell, allowing patrons to become one of the officers in the room.
Fraunces Tavern - Wikipedia
WEBA week after British troops had evacuated New York on November 25, 1783, the tavern hosted an elaborate "turtle feast" dinner, on December 4, 1783, in the building's Long Room for U.S. Gen. George Washington during which he bade farewell to his officers of the Continental Army by saying "[w]ith a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take ...
George Washington bids farewell to his officers - HISTORY
WEBNov 16, 2009 · On December 4, 1783, future President George Washington, then commanding general of the Continental Army, summons his military officers to Fraunces Tavern in New York City to inform them...
Washington Bid His Officers Farewell At An NYC Bar That Still …
WEBDec 5, 2015 · Nine days after the British retreated from America in 1783, Gen. George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, gathered his officers at Fraunces Tavern — a New York City...
Washington's Farewell — Fraunces Tavern® Museum
WEBDec 3, 2017 · To commemorate Washington’s emotional farewell to his Officers that took place in the Long Room on December 4, 1783, a special reenactment of the farewell will occur throughout the day in the famous Long Room by TURN's Ian Kahn and his historical advisor Dan Shippey .
Washington's Farewell - YouTube
WEBSep 13, 2021 · Produced by Fraunces Tavern® MuseumOn December 4, 1783, nine days after the last British soldiers left American soil, General George Washington visited Fraun...
Fraunces Tavern: A Witness to the American Revolution
WEBMay 26, 2024 · Fraunces Tavern is best known for an iconic moment at the end of the Revolutionary War: George Washington‘s farewell address to his officers on December 4, 1783. Just days after the last British troops had departed New York, Washington assembled his commanders in the tavern‘s elegant Long Room.
Today in History - December 4 | Library of Congress
WEBOn Thursday, December 4, 1783, General George Washington received the officers of the victorious Continental Army to say farewell in the Long Room of Fraunces Tavern, located on the corner of Pearl and Broad streets in lower Manhattan.
Fraunces Tavern - NYC Revolutionary Trail
WEBIn this, he was almost unerring. Officers trembled in the rare moments when he exploded in anger; for example, when they retreated from Kips Bay in 1776. But in his farewell at New York’s Fraunces Tavern, soon after the British evacuated the city, Washington finally let his emotions show.