Somebody gets it...
“Finally, when the British had been larger beaten and driven from the American colonies, Washington had perhaps his most difficult task of all in that he had to keep the American military from breaking apart and keeping them prepared for renewed British aggression. Perhaps more importantly, Washington had to prevent the military from violation the right of Congress to govern preserving the civilian control of the military. “
The “British had been larger beaten” eh?
“Washington had to prevent the military from violation the right of Congress” eh?
Washington contemporaries thought he was a superb general. British officers were amazed that he was able to build fortifications to surround Boston overnight, his retreat from Long Island was described as “glorious” by British officers, and Frederick the Great sent a sword to Washington in admiration of what he pulled off crossing the Delaware and defeating the Hessians in Trenton and the British rear guard at Princeton. His march from NY to Yorktown must be compared to Churchill’s march down the Rhine leading to Bleinheim during the War of Spanish Succession.