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    General George Washington And The Formulation Of American Strategy For The War Of Independence
    General George Washington And The Formulation Of American Strategy For The War Of Independence
    General George Washington And The Formulation Of American Strategy For The War Of Independence
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    General George Washington And The Formulation Of American Strategy For The War Of Independence

    By Major Kris J. Stillings USMC

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    From his early experiences in the French and Indian War to his first days as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, General George Washington displayed the character and drive needed to forge a nation. Several factors throughout this period would impact greatly on Washington and lead him to the formulation of a winning strategy for fighting the British.
    George Washington’s military experiences during the French and Indian War greatly assisted him during the Revolutionary War. His early frontier work instilled the toughness and backwoods savvy he would need to physically handle the stresses of wartime. He never forgot his passion for offensive action and his dislike for the defense. His experiences with the Indians and militia from numerous colonies taught him the fine art of coalition warfare and bringing different peoples together for one cause. His continuous requests for more and better supplies and men would give him insight into the huge burden faced by the Congress during the Revolutionary War. Finally, his cool-headed leadership under fire provided the framework on which an entire nation and its sole army would rest. All of his experiences throughout this period helped form the framework of his strategy for the War of Independence.
    General Washington became the Commander-in-Chief of the Colonial Army at the same time the British began planning the Campaign of 1776. Washington could not have possibly fathomed the immensity of the task that lay before him. From his knowledge of the British, he understood that England would hold almost every advantage in resources, manpower, and equipment over the newly formed Colonial Army. He knew that the British Army and Navy came from the world’s strongest empire and would present an adversary seemingly impossible to beat. He knew that he would have little help from his government in everything except strong words of encouragement. He knew this war was his to win or his to lose.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGolden Springs Publishing
    Release dateNov 6, 2015
    ISBN9781782899563
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      General George Washington And The Formulation Of American Strategy For The War Of Independence - Major Kris J. Stillings USMC

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      Text originally published in 2001 under the same title.

      © Pickle Partners Publishing 2014, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

      Publisher’s Note

      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      General George Washington and the formulation of American strategy for the War of Independence

      by

      Major Kris J. Stillings, U.S. Marine Corps

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5

      Preface 7

      INTRODUCTION 9

      CHAPTER 1 — MOLDING A HERO 11

      The Messenger 11

      Fort Necessity 13

      Battle of the Monongahela 14

      Commander-in-Chief of Virginian Forces 16

      CHAPTER TWO — AN EMPIRE DIVIDED 19

      American Factors 21

      British Factors 24

      CHAPTER 3 — STRATEGIES FOR WAR 27

      Great Britain 27

      America 29

      CHAPTER 4 — PLANS FOR NEW YORK 32

      Washington Defends Bunker Hill Style 32

      British Stage for Action 34

      CHAPTER 5 — 1776 CAMPAIGN 36

      The Battle of Long Island 36

      The Battle of Manhattan (Kips Bay) 38

      Battle of Harlem Heights and the American Evacuation of Manhattan 40

      CHAPTER 6 — THE TURNING POINT 43

      A New War and A Revived Cause 44

      CHAPTER 7 — CONCLUSION 47

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 49

      Bibliography 50

      EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

      Thesis: This historical study investigates the formulation of American strategy for the War of Independence and focuses on General George Washington as the central figure in the development of that strategy.

      Discussion: From his early experiences in the French and Indian War to his first days as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, General George Washington displayed the character and drive needed to forge a nation. Several factors throughout this period would impact greatly on Washington and lead him to the formulation of a winning strategy for fighting the British.

      George Washington’s military experiences during the French and Indian War greatly assisted him during the Revolutionary War. His early frontier work instilled the toughness and backwoods savvy he would need to physically handle the stresses of wartime. His work with the British army provided a basis of military knowledge and strategy that would become the foundation of his martial arts. He never forgot his passion for offensive action and his dislike for the defense. His experiences with the Indians and militia from numerous colonies taught him the fine art of coalition warfare and bringing different peoples together for one cause. His continuous requests for more and better supplies and men would give him insight into the huge burden faced by the Congress during the Revolutionary War. Finally, his cool-headed leadership under fire provided the framework on which an entire nation and its sole army would rest. All of his experiences throughout this period helped form the framework of his strategy for the War of Independence.

      General Washington became the Commander-in-Chief of the Colonial Army at the same time the British began planning the Campaign of 1776. Washington could not have possibly fathomed the immensity of the task that lay before him. From his knowledge of the British, he understood that England would hold almost every advantage in resources, manpower, and equipment over the newly formed Colonial Army. He knew that the British Army and Navy came from the world’s strongest empire and would present an adversary seemingly impossible to beat. He knew that he would have little help from his government in everything except strong words of encouragement. He knew this war was his to win or his to lose.

      Initially, General Washington did not have a firm plan for fighting the British. He was influenced greatly by events and by Congress in his first assessment of the British warfighting intentions. As the war geared up for its first all-out campaign, Washington fell victim to the same misleading assumptions from Bunker Hill as Congress and the rest of his generals. It took many painful lessons at the hands of the British generals to shed the erroneous lessons from Bunker Hill on which the Americans’ based their initial strategy for fighting the British. Washington’s belief that entrenched American militia

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