Posted on 12/27/2020 6:09:22 AM PST by Kaslin
The parallels of people and events of 244 years ago are eerily familiar to those of today. By December 1776, the once giddy prospects of American colonists winning their independence from England had grown dim. In December 2020, the prospect of America remaining a free nation hangs in the balance.
The colonial militia had fought over the decades, including in the French and Indian War, to protect their families during crises. So Whigs and patriots, constituting about one third of the colonial population, believed that sheer determination to protect their homes and freedom was sufficient to win a war against the professional Redcoats. By December 1776, it was obvious that grit alone could not overcome inadequacies in training, tactics, weaponry, and equipment. Even worse was the deficiency in leadership, both militarily and politically, of this bold new experiment in self-government.
Washington was never given the resources necessary to wage war against such a powerful enemy. The Continental Army lacked money, ammunition, entrenching tools necessary for survival, tents, blankets, cooking utensils, shoes, and clothing. In the face of harsh winter conditions, many soldiers were dressed in thin rags or were even "naked" according to Washington, with some having broken or no shoes at all.
Many of the Continental Army were wounded, sick, and demoralized by the severe losses to the British. Many were deserting, and enlistment terms would be up on December 30, leaving only 1,400.
On Dec. 18, General Washington wrote in a private letter, "I think the game is pretty nearly up, owing, in a great measure, to the insidious arts of the enemy, and disaffection of the Colonies before mentioned [New York and New Jersey, who particularly did not send the militia when Washington called upon the governors],
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Geo Washington was the most well self-crafted person I’ve ever read about. Everything was calculated to the lowest degree to put himself in a positive light. Trump, not so much.
Good thing Bret Baier, Brit Hume and Faux News wasn’t around on Dec. 24th, 1776. Faux News would’ve called the Revolutionary War for Great Britain and Brit Hume would’ve sniffed some Shakespeare quote.
Just as the British and even the colonists underestimated Washington, so do both Democrats and Republicans underestimate the brilliance of Trump as a strategist. As far as the election of 2020 and the future of America, perhaps we should remember, "It's not over 'til the fat lady sings."
Geez, the Gov of NY & NJ were scumbags even back then.
Who knew?
Good thing you wasn’t around either, snicker!!!
Washington was brutal — a contemporary.
1776, General Washington and the Continental Army secured their victory at Trenton, New Jersey
after crossing the icy Delaware River
Video at 36s, they are backing-up and unloading cargo, not sure it crossed the Delaware river,
might have come across the Atlantic Ocean instead.
AFCENT Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO)
https://twitter.com/GeorgenewsOrg/status/1342685268885860353
Multiple Christmas eve/Christmas morning missions happening around the AFCENT area of responsibility.
And thank you Kaslin for posting it here.
Don’t make it sound so much like Washington was just a conniving glory-seeker.
He was indeed a highly honorable, moral man who simply behaved to a code. Sure, it made him look good. By and large, anyway. But he WAS that man. It wasn’t just a play. If it was, he would’ve taken a lot more advantage of it. And often it was to promote his objectives, such as supporting the new nation. He was doing it to keep the nation in a good light.
A week ago I was researching my great-grandmother’s death certificate and found a connection to a familysearch.com tree leading back to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Since the election, I have had the feeling that somehow we have let President Trump down. Now, with this probable connection to one of the signers, I feel that if we accept this fraud, we will have let the founders down. They were bold and risked everything for this country to be born. They weren’t perfect, but they created and fought for this great republic.
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