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George Washington voluntarily relinquished his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783, after winning the Revolutionary War.
The historic ceremony before the Confederation Congress in Annapolis, Maryland established civilian control over the military.
Reportedly, King George III said that George Washington would be "the greatest man in the world" if he voluntarily gave up his power after winning the American Revolutionary War.
This remark was made to the American painter Benjamin West, the King's court painter, when West informed him that Washington intended to resign his military commission and return to his farm at Mount Vernon.
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