As commander of the Continental Army, Washington ordered his troops to be inoculated against smallpox during the Revolutionary War. Now the Pentagon is making the same demand: active-duty troops ...

How a public health crisis nearly derailed the American Revolution George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan.

Did George Washington Order Troops To Get Vaccinated Against Smallpox? Washington wrote in 1777 that the Continental Army had more to "dread" from smallpox than from the "Sword of the Enemy." ...

A viral photo claims that George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army. That's Mostly True, although the inoculation process back then went by another name, variolation.

George Washington mandated Revolutionary War troops be inoculated against smallpox A viral image claims Washington made the vaccine mandatory. It's mostly true. In 1777, he issued an order to have ...

Washington had initially ordered that no one in the army be inoculated, which was done by infecting them with a less-deadly form of smallpox, because he didn’t want to risk debilitating his men ...

Smallpox vaccination was banned in America during the Revolutionary War, but George Washington was determined to protect his army no matter what.

Description This lesson provides an overview of George Washington's decision to mandate smallpox inoculation for the Continental Army in 1777.

Washington may or may not have been the greatest American; he surely was the most indispensable American. We should remain grateful for what he bequeathed us and be guided by his example. George ...

During the Revolutionary War, Continental Army troops were intentionally exposed to smallpox by their enemies, so in 1777 George Washington insisted that troops be inoculated against smallpox.

The Place Washington’s Letter Holds In American History When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, George Washington initially struggled to muster up an army powerful enough to fight back ...