George Washington Influence On Pox America

By the year 1776, King George III could not have done anything to avoid war, at that point it was inevitable. There was only one possibility “to avert ‘this American storm’[, it] was to reach an accommodation just as soon as possible” (McCullough 17). It was known by both sides, the British and the Americans, that this could never happen. Neither government would give up their cause in order to stop the war. The Americans were set on gaining their independence from Great Britain and would risk all of their lives in war in order to have it. The British on the other hand would not give up their land that they had in the Americas which

Washington's reevaluation of the situation after the failure in New York was the strategy he should have adopted from the start of the war. His knowledge of war fighting was learned by direct observation and experience. In this, he realized to win he must more that all else, preserve the integrity of the Continental Army. "Washington concluded that if the army could be kept alive, the Revolutionary cause would remain alive." (Weigley, p. 12) In gaining this insight, Washington set about on a new course to victory in that the "Art of War" is demonstrated.

Prior to the historic Battle of Yorktown, General Washington had experienced a number of losses. These battles where along the upper east cost of the colonies in fairly strategically important places, such as New York and Boston. This is partly the reason why the British underestimated the strength and resiliency of the American forces. Additionally, they believed that the Americans would diplomatically end their rebellion, which unintentionally aided the American effort. Up until the Battle of Yorktown, the frustrations by the American forces were building up and a change in tactics was needed. Instead of the conventional combat tactics, General Washington began to use a guerrilla warfare methodology. Consequently, British forces were not expecting nor were accustomed to this type of attack and rapidly became exhausted.

    Later on, in 1775 George was unanimously selected to be Commander-in-Chief of the Second Continental Congress, ("Primary Documents in American History").  Even though Washington was used to commanding a small militia, he had an excellent strategy.  His first move was to occupy Dorchester Heights, where he brought supplies from Fort Ticonderoga and forced the British to evacuate Boston.  Throughout the war for Independence, Washington continued to use his unique strategies.  His strategies he used on the Hessians in Trenton was the surprise attack.  Most of the battles he fought, he planned out very well. He failed sometimes, but that didn’t stop him from fighting.  Washington was well organized, very attentive to details, and expected hard work and effort from his troops.  During every war Washington would visit his home ten times, he stayed in Valley Forge.  During the wars he would also write letters to help his army by giving cattle to his army to feed them.  Then, The Treaty of Paris ended the war for Independence and started The Revolutionary War.  In June of 1775, Congress ordered General Washington to lead the Continental Army in

When the war started to get really bad they made George Washington Commander-in-chief of the continental army, now they have a better chance of winning the war. They put him in this position because he was a noble, courageous, honest, and loving man so they knew he would be perfect for this position. He was also a delegate to the first continental congress from Virginia. They are group that had some of the first

Joining in Lawrences place ranked George up to major. Washington was eager to prove he was good enough and that perspective is what leads to what he means to us today. He was so eager to prove himself he joined in a dangerous mission to the Ohio territory in 1753. George was supposed to carry a warning  message to the French from the governor . After Washington soon arrived he had to inform the governor that the French would not listen to the message and would not leave Ohio. After Washington did that he was promoted to the  lieutenant colonel.  Soon after he traveled back to the northern frontier were unpremeditated fighting resulted in the death of Joseph Jumonville, one of the French officers. Washington and his troop continued to work on a fort in Great Meadow, Pennsylvania. The French who were angry about the death of Jumonville decided that they were going to attack back. The surrounded George and his troop at the fort, but Washington could only surrender showing he would not fight and get his men killed. The French and Britain both wanted the Ohio  territory which is what made the war   known as the French and Indian war to Americans and the seven year war to the Britain start. After having to surrender the fort to the French George resigned his appointment with the Virginia regiment and  bought his sister-in-law Annes Mount Vernon estate close to Alexandria, Virginia. Even though  George bought the house he wanted to expand his military experience George

The Battle of New York would soon prove to be a disaster. It was Washington's first command on a large scale battle. He and his general officers had not only failed, but they looked like fools from the British point of view. After the battle, troops began to run away in fear. Even Washington's closest friend, Joseph Reed, began plotting behind his back. Washington suffered another bitter defeat at Fort Washington, N.Y. The colonists were intimidated, and surrendered Fort Washington. It was a severe blow to the colonists, 2000 were taken prisoner, 59 killed, 146 cannons lost to the British and Hessians in a matter of hours. It was a humiliating blow. During one particularly disastrous skirmish with the British, Washington saw his own troops fleeing from the enemy, and they were refusing to obey orders. Washington threw his hat on the ground in disgust. And

The Revolution of America was a turning point for the colonies of Britain as the inhabitants of America were the first major colony to renounce the Crown. It set in motion a turn of events that gave birth to one of the most powerful countries in the world. Yet many correlate the revolution with a war fought in 1775-1783. One person, Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independance, believes that the war was but “the first act of the great drama”. However, former president John Adams disagrees, believing the way was but “an effect and consequence of it”.

George Washington had not one day respite. What was thought to be the road to independence turned out to be more like the path straight to hell. Americans all around were turning against one another. Five states threatened to secede, American commerce was being destroyed by British blockades, and fires left parts of New York City is ashes while the government was back in Philadelphia helpless without money or power. Since they were without money, the Army was left without any pay which meant the troops were in tatters. Troops in Pennsylvania and New Jersey refused to obey orders, but then they were promised compensations so they followed Washington to Virginia to fight in the last battle of the American Revolution. Washington then left Major General Nathanael Greene to command the forces to defend the Hudson River Valley. For months they remained there loyally without pay, food or proper clothing. Finally, an appeal was made to the states saying “Officers and Men have been almost perishing for want,” but the states were just as bankrupt as

During the revolution, the Patriots were a strong army that worked together, even during hard times. Towards the beginning stages of the revolution, the colonies recognized that they needed their independence from Britain in order to be successful as a country. They started to come together and form their own militia. They began to round up supplies and artillery, and were even training to fight. Delegates from each colony came together as the Second Continental Congress, which was America’s government during the war. They formed the Continental army, and appointed George Washington as commanding general. The army started to train and gather up supplies. No matter what King George did, they would not back down. As the war raged on, things were

Through the years of 1775 to 1783 the American colonies had secured their separation from Great Britain and created ambitions they hoped to achieve for a better government and society. Many figureheads emerged from this vivid period in time whose beliefs and ideas shaped the outcome of many of these events. If George Washington had never been appointed Colonel to lead the Southern and Northern armies America would never have had the unity and strength to seek solutions from unsuccessful attempts to govern themselves.

There were masses of souls, who gave to the American triumph over the British in the American Revolutionary War. Amongst the multitudes of individuals, who contributed to the American’s success in the American Revolutionary War, there were many individuals who are still well known and venerated even in present day society such as: Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, John Hancock, and many more. Amidst these distinguished men, is the esteemed, pivotal, and prestigious, George Washington. George Washington has been continuously renowned throughout history by virtue of his illustrious career, which deemed Washington as one of the fundamental constituents to the Colonist’s victory in the American Revolutionary War. George Washington’s efforts were crucial to the success of the American Revolutionary War due to his climacteric military

With the Revolution, came changes to the battlefield. Strategies changed and even the uniforms did too, starting with the battle techniques, guerilla warfare was a big player in this war, a technique also used by Spain in the late French Revolution against Napoleon. Guerilla warfare is also known as hit and run. (Ellis) By using this technique, it kept the British very busy by taking out small forts to keep the enemy from causing a large-scale defeat. Another change from the battlefield was that there was less face-to-face fighting and more stealth action. Previously, battles were fought, as you would imagine it would be in lines marching steadily toward each other. This form of fighting still happened, but no two battles are the exact same. Another change that dramatically affected the playing field was the uniforms. During the American Revolution what you will hear a lot is, “The red coats are what brought the down fall of the British forces.” But its not as much the red coats but the camouflage of the Revolutionaries. The Americans introduced earth tones and darker colors to hide themselves in the forests. Washington trained and equipped the soldiers and kept their moral together which played a strong role in the war efforts. His perseverance created a level head state of mind that pushed the troops through the war.

He began to oppose the growing tax burden that Britain was imposing on the colonies. In March 17th 1775, George Washington was elected to the first continental congress. One month later, the American Revolution war began. Washington was literally the man on the horseback, who rolled back to the second continental congress, ready to take charge of the patriot army. In March 17th 1776, Washington’s army won its first victory, beating the British in Boston. The British evacuated Boston and Washing moved his army to New York City. However, within month Washington was forced to flee New York City. George Washington lost battle after battle, but he never lost the war. He always lived to fight again another day. On Christmas night 1776, Washington attacked the British. George Washington was a guerrilla leader, and he was using guerrilla tactics to fight with British when they crossed the Delaware River. George Washington defeated the British in Princeton and Trenton, but following with those victories was a long harsh winter for the continental army. However, continental arm won the last major conflict of the Revolutionary War under George Washington’s leadership in October

Before his appointment as head of the continental army, Washington had never commanded a large army in the field. Washington’s smallpox inoculation program was one of his best decisions in the war. He gave his men a virus that wasn’t as strong and deadly so they couldn’t get smallpox. Only about 1 in 10 men died instead of about 9 in 10