Washington S Revolutionary War Generals
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Washington S Revolutionary War Generals
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Author : Stephen R. Taaffe
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2019-10-03
Washington S Revolutionary War Generals written by Stephen R. Taaffe and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with History categories.
When the Revolutionary War began, Congress established a national army and appointed George Washington its commander in chief. Congress then took it upon itself to choose numerous subordinate generals to lead the army’s various departments, divisions, and brigades. How this worked out in the end is well known. Less familiar, however, is how well Congress’s choices worked out along the way. Although historians have examined many of Washington’s subordinates, Washington’s Revolutionary War Generals is the first book to look at these men in a collective, integrated manner. A thoroughgoing study of the Revolutionary War careers of the Continental Army’s generals—their experience, performance, and relationships with Washington and the Continental Congress—this book provides an overview of the politics of command, both within and outside the army, and a unique perspective on how it affected Washington’s prosecution of the war. It is impossible to understand the outcome of the War for Independence without first examining America’s military leadership, author Stephen R. Taaffe contends. His description of Washington’s generals—who they were, how they received their commissions, and how they performed—goes a long way toward explaining how these American officers, who were short on experience and military genius, prevailed over their professional British counterparts. Following these men through the war’s most important battles and campaigns as well as its biggest controversies, such as the Conway Cabal and the Newburgh Conspiracy, Taaffe weaves a narrative in the grand tradition of military history. Against this backdrop, his depiction of the complexities and particulars of character and politics of military command provides a new understanding of George Washington, the War for Independence, and the U.S. military’s earliest beginnings. A unique combination of biography and institutional history shot through with political analysis, this book is a thoughtful, deeply researched, and an eminently readable contribution to the literature of the Revolution.
George Washington S Military Genius
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Author : Dave Richard Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Release Date : 2012-05-28
George Washington S Military Genius written by Dave Richard Palmer and has been published by Regnery Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-28 with History categories.
Discusses George Washington's military strategies during the American Revolution and how his particular tactics aided in defeating the British army, including his utilization of European training techniques and his moral leadership.
Washington And The Generals Of The American Revolution
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Author : Rufus Wilmot Griswold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
Washington And The Generals Of The American Revolution written by Rufus Wilmot Griswold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with Generals categories.
This set of two volumes offers a concise biography of numerous American Generals from the American Revolution, with the showcase study being of George Washington. The biographies tend to focus on early education, emphasis on American founding principles, military service, political duties, and so forth.
George Washington S Opponents
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Author : George Athan Billias
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
George Washington S Opponents written by George Athan Billias and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Admirals categories.
Essays. Includes bibliographies. Thomas Gage, by J. Shy.--William Howe, by M. A. Jones.--Henry Clinton, by W. B. Willcox.--Guy Carleton, by P. H. Smith.--John Burgoyne, by G. A. Billias.--Charles Lord Cornwallis, by H. F. Rankin.--Richard Lord Howe, by I. D. Gruber.--Arbuthnot, Gambier, and Graves, by W. B. Willcox.--Samuel Hood, by D. A. Baugh.--George Rodney, by C. Lloyd.
General George Washington
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Author : Edward G. Lengel
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2005-06-07
General George Washington written by Edward G. Lengel and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Much has been written in the past two centuries about George Washington the statesman and “father of his country.” Less often discussed is Washington’s military career, including his exploits as a young officer and his performance as the Revolutionary War commander in chief. Now, in a revealing work of historical biography, Edward Lengel has written the definitive account of George Washington the soldier. Based largely on Washington’s personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual portrait of a man to whom lore and legend so tenaciously cling. To Lengel, Washington was the imperfect commander. Washington possessed no great tactical ingenuity, and his acknowledged “brilliance in retreat” only demonstrates the role luck plays in the fortunes of all great men. He was not an enlisted man’s leader; he made a point of never mingling with his troops. He was not an especially creative military thinker; he fought largely by the book. He was not a professional, but a citizen soldier, who, at a time when warfare demanded that armies maneuver efficiently in precise formation, had little practical training handling men in combat. Yet despite his flaws, Washington was a remarkable figure, a true man of the moment, a leader who possessed a clear strategic, national, and continental vision, and who inspired complete loyalty from his fellow revolutionaries, officers, and enlisted men. America could never have won freedom without him. A trained surveyor, Washington mastered topography and used his superior knowledge of battlegrounds to maximum effect. He appreciated the importance of good allies in times of crisis, and understood well the benefits of coordination of ground and naval forces. Like the American nation itself, he was a whole that was greater than the sum of its parts–a remarkable everyman whose acts determined the course of history. Lengel argues that Washington’s excellence was in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. At once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the war for American independence, and the very nature of military command, General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know.
Biographical Memoirs Of The Illustrious General George Washington
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Author : John Corry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1810
Biographical Memoirs Of The Illustrious General George Washington written by John Corry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1810 with Presidents categories.
The Strategy Of Victory
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Author : Thomas Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-10-10
The Strategy Of Victory written by Thomas Fleming and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-10 with History categories.
A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US Army Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was the home-grown militia -- local men defending their families and homes. But the flush of early victory soon turned into a bitter reality as the British routed Americans fleeing New York. General George Washington knew that having and maintaining an army of professional soldiers was the only way to win independence. As he fought bitterly with the leaders in Congress over the creation of a regular army, he patiently waited until his new army was ready for pitched battle. His first opportunity came late in 1776, following his surprise crossing of the Delaware River. In New Jersey, the strategy of victory was about to unfold. In The Strategy of Victory, preeminent historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American independence, revealing how the creation of a professional army worked on the battlefield to secure victory, independence, and a lasting peace for the young nation.
George Washington S Nemesis
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Author : Christian McBurney
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2019-12-20
George Washington S Nemesis written by Christian McBurney and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This biography attempts to set the record straight for a misunderstood military figure from the American Revolution. Historians and biographers of Charles Lee have treated him as either an enemy of George Washington or a defender of American liberty. Neither approach is accurate; objectivity is required to fully understand the war’s most complicated general. In George Washington’s Nemesis, author Christian McBurney uses original documents (some newly discovered) to combine two dramatic stories to create one balanced view of one of the Revolutionary War’s most fascinating personalities. General Lee, second in command in the Continental Army led by George Washington, was captured by the British in December, 1776. While imprisoned, he gave his captors a plan on how to defeat Washington’s army as quickly as possible. This extraordinary act of treason was not discovered during his lifetime. Less well known is that throughout his sixteen months of captivity and even after his release, Lee continued communicating with the enemy, offering to help negotiate an end to the rebellion. After Lee rejoined the Continental Army, he was given command of many of its best troops together with orders from Washington to attack British general Henry Clinton’s column near Monmouth, New Jersey. But things did not go as planned for Lee, leading to his court-martial for not attacking and for retreating in the face of the enemy. McBruney argues the evidence clearly shows Lee was unfairly convicted and had, in fact, done something beneficial. But Lee had insulted Washington, which made the matter a political contest between the army’s two top generals—only one of whom could prevail.
George Washington
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Author : Tara Baukus Mello
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
Release Date : 1999
George Washington written by Tara Baukus Mello and has been published by Chelsea House Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A biography of George Washington, the general who led the American army in the Revolutionary War and then became the first president of the United States.
General Washington S Commando
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Author : Richard F. Welch
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-04-04
General Washington S Commando written by Richard F. Welch and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-04 with History categories.
The multi-faceted Revolutionary War career of Benjamin Tallmadge included operations as a dragoon commander, intelligence and counter-intelligence officer, and master of combined land-sea operations. Tallmadge fought in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, and Germantown, and defended the Patriot population in the no-man’s-land of Westchester County against British and Tory raiders. After Washington rewarded him with his own legion, he unleashed bold raids on British-occupied Long Island from his bases in Connecticut. All the while, he ran Washington’s most active espionage ring in New York and Long Island. Reversing roles, he played a key role in foiling Benedict Arnold’s plot to betray the American stronghold of West Point to the British. Tallmadge’s Revolutionary service graphically illuminates the struggle in the region that witnessed the most continuous, relentless, often pitiless, fighting of the struggle. In particular, this book describes the internecine quality of the fighting in politically-divided Long Island and Westchester, and details how the struggle continued without let-up even after Yorktown. Though Tallmadge’s fascinating post-war career receives careful attention, the book focuses on his Revolutionary War service.