In response to the execution of Joshua Huddy, this leader threatened to draw lots to randomly execute an officer in the Asgill Affair. This leader was painted after winning a battle at Assunpink Creek with the gray horse Blueskin. In a moving speech, this leader put on spectacles before lamenting, “I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country.” This leader named a Benjamin Talmadge-led spy group the Culper Ring and foiled the Newburgh Conspiracy. John Trumbull painted this leader “Resigning His Commission,” an act paralleling Cincinnatus. This leader surprised Hessian soldiers the day after Christmas 1776 by crossing the Delaware River. For 10 points, name this commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. ■END■
ANSWER: George Washington
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