Trivia: Which President fought in the Revolutionary War under George Washington?
John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
The correct answer is James Monroe
So why is this answer correct? : James Monroe served under George Washington in the Revolutionary War, years before he was elected the fifth President of the United States. In fact, Monroe accompanied General Washington on his audacious Christmas Day crossing of the Delaware River in 1776, when the Continental Army surprised the Hessian troops stationed in Trenton, New Jersey.