<Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> Kingdom of Great Britain United States of America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> Colonial Militia Continental Army United States Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> 1752--58 (British Militia) 1775--83 (Continental Army) 1798--99 (U.S. Army) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> Colonel (British Army) General and Commander - in - Chief (Continental Army) Lieutenant General (United States Army) General of the Armies (promoted posthumously: 1976, by an Act of Congress) </Td> </Tr>

Where did the first president serve his term