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Washington was a genius of a spymaster. A lot of his victories came from that. He really loved the art, and used to stage elaborate schemes to fool the enemy.
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George Washington, genius of creation and nation-building, meet Barack Obama, genius of destruction and nation-destroying.
Which side will win out...?
Washington's second major strength was his charismatic and awe-inspiring persona, daring bullets at the very front of the battle, astride his huge stallion in full dress uniform, to rally his troops. His survival was another divine miracle.
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There have been tens of thousands of great Americans. George Washington is the greatest American of them all as he was the single most indispensable to the victory in the War of Independence and to the preservation of the constitutional principles of the the Revolution post war.
This is the ONLY American that should have his very own holiday. The fact that MLK is the only American with his own distinct holiday is a reflection of the nadir to which Political Correctness has sunk us as a nation.
Eventually, though, the north found Grant, and succeeded in wearing down the south. Lee comes out as the loser, but I think he was a worthy successor to Washington.
Thank God Ferguson never took that shot.
Fortunately, George Washington Had a Better Crew
'During a publicity event at the Village Community Boathouse on Pier 40 overlooking the Hudson, owners of bookstores and people who were attending the BookExpo America convention at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center listened as Mr. Sullivan discussed the historical importance of Manhattans waterways.
So inspired, several of the audience members decided to try historical immersion for themselves.
Two rowboats built at the boathouse to imitate 19th-century New York Harbor craft known as Whitehall gigs left the pier loaded with booksellers, volunteer coxswains and local residents who had heard about the boathouses rowing program.
The first boat struck a pier at North Moore Street and flipped over, dumping three BookExpo conventioneers, two instructors and two others into 60-degree water, according to the Fire Department. Five of them were pinned against the pier and climbed onto it, while the other two drifted 100 yards away. Mr. Sullivan was not in the boat.
Washington made his nighttime crossing without the loss of a single life. Mr. Sullivans flotilla suffered no fatalities, either, although one woman suffered minor injuries and was treated briefly at New York Downtown Hospital, the Fire Department said. (All three BookExpo participants were back at the Javits Center on Wednesday.)'
Excellent.
right, someone who defeated the world super power of it’s day with volunteer farmers is a “bungler.”
leftists (through their “historians”) know the have to destroy or rewrite the history of our conservative fathers (and mothers) to destroy the constitution and our culture. there really is no “mystery” to it.
I have to say, though, that I never heard him called the “Father of America”, which would be an objective designation. I learned of him as the “Father of Our Country”, which is actually a term of endearment, personally felt.
... the decisive impact of a great leader... cannot be underestimated. It’s that moment a guy yells “Let’s go!” and a whole bunch of people suddenly decide they will risk life to help him accomplish the goal.
Often there are no long speeches; it’s just a moment of invitation delivered with sheer magnetism. My 2 cents.
Actually the most important thing about Washington is that almost nobody with the opportunity to become El Presidente for life, or even King, passes up that opportunity, because they think they know better than anyone else. That’s what ruins 99% of revolutions.
Great to hear about this new book. Too bad I heard too late for my birthday (OK, I still got other war books, though).
I don’t understand how people so denigrate Washington for the Revolution. The man was at a severe disadvantage - after all, he hardly had disciplined, steady troops from the get-go. They came from the ground up, and were constantly on a turnstile basis. Through the entire war there were constant run-aways (as opposed to “retreats”). The man had to work with virtually nothing.
Winning a war with that, you have to be pretty damn good.
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