President Washington was seated at his desk in the oval office turned and looking out the window thinking about how quickly events were moving and how much control did he really have over them. He had his concerns about the military and if they really needed civilian leadership at this time or was he in the way? Or was he being paranoid? He had a sizeable military force heading his way from Pennsylvania which might be able to topple the current government. His own military was sizing up the situation, he really became aware of a change in the situation he saw several tanks moving down Pennsylvania Blvd towards the White House. Then took up positions around it, guarding it, was it to protect him or were they his jailer. President …show more content…
General Wallace, because the President was present, would present his own briefing, not some underling. General Wallace launched into his briefing with an updated version of what military units were available nationwide, the nation being as it is at the time. He covered the status of each unit, for all services, and what if any operations they were involved in. It was amazing to President Washington that in a matter of weeks, that what looked like a very dim picture when they were looking at Washington D.C. and the military surrounding it, in Virginia and Maryland. Now with the West Coast coming online things had exploded, followed by Fort Bragg. Even with his misgivings right now things did look brighter. General Wallace’s briefing lasted an hour, at the end he asked for questions, immediately General Clayton raised his hand. “Yes General.” Said General Wallace. “I’m curious, who ordered the armor to the White House? Why are they there? And why were the tank crews removed and replaced with infantry?” General Clayton was on the verge of silent insubordination. General Wallace glared at General Clayton, “I’m afraid that’s need to know General and you have no need to know.” President Washington quickly raised his hand, “General Wallace please answer General Claytons question.” “I’m sorry Mister President I can’t do that.” General
Forthwith is the interview so kindly given by General Arnold. It was my pleasure to sit down and speak with such a brave figure. For those who may not be aware, the General is to assume command of West Point on the morrow. Many a reader is, however, aware that I admire the General and his prowess on the battlefield. As a former resident of New Haven, Connecticut, I am aware of the General’s long-standing Patriotism. Now as a resident of New York, I am happy to know that he will be helping to protect the safety of this province. Indeed, my mind rests easier with the knowledge.
Arriving shortly after the conclusion of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Washington moved swiftly to assume command of the ragtag forces surrounding besieging the British garrison within the city of Boston. What Washington
A dispatch rider from the 1st Regiment, Nebraska Volunteer Infantry entered and walks directly to General Grant and stops and makes a hasty salute and handed General Grant the dispatch he was carrying. “Sorry General Sir, I thought you might want to read this right away.” General Grant opened the dispatch and read the contents.
On the evening of November 24th, Grant sent instructions for Thomas to tell Hooker. Grant wanted Hooker to, if it could have been maintained with a small force, move up the mountain, which would put the division of soldiers in a lot more danger than Thomas thought necessary, so instead, Thomas conveyed a different message to Hooker.
Staring at the map and planning his next course of action, Nightburn had called a meeting of all his high-ranking officers, Sir Faine, Lady Sara, General Zhousbek, Ject, Ace, his assassination squad and personal bodyguards. His officers trailed into the room over the next few minutes with a group gathered near the door engaged in idle conversation, but all grew quiet when Nightburn directed his question to Ject. “Is everyone here?”
It is no doubt Washington was a powerful military strategist. He turned the tides of battle by deciding to carry out unorthodox attack options, such as taking the Delaware River for a surprise attack that ended up deciding the war (Source 2, ¶ 5). Before he was a great political leader, he learned the art of war by doing while serving in the French and Indian war. The sheer respect that he earned was rewarded with the title commander in chief of the American Army. His surprise attack across the Delaware River is thought to be the turning point of the war and many grand paintings have been drawn because
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
Have you ever tried to start a government in a new country with no example, no rules, all while trying to keep the people you are directing happy? If you answered yes, you’d be lying. How do I know? Because you aren’t George Washington. However much people criticize him, they probably couldn’t do any better. George Washington was an extremely effective president. He created a new government, cabinet, and showed how a president should act.
George Washington was a president upon a hill. He set a first-rate example for future presidents by making difficult yet necessary decisions for the developing nation. His words and actions have resonated throughout history and can be seen through feats of other presidents. Some notable acts of Washington include his domestic and foreign policies, selection of the first presidential cabinet, helping the nation’s financial crisis, deciding whether to follow in Great Britain’s or France’s footsteps, his dealings with rebellion, and he even made a lasting impression through his farewell speech of which the
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 excellent 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, paid attention to details, and required 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.June of 1775, Congress ordered General Washington to lead the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. During the Revolution Washington suffered more lost battles than he won.
Whenever I read the story of Washington and the US founding fathers is going to be feeling endless, The United States since the two hundred years of history since the Revolutionary War, Washington was the only political leader in his lifetime to get national unity of worship and even deified. From what I understand the scope of world history, I would like to talk about some of my objective views about president George Washington. He is the only person who established a country but did not want to be a ‘king’. He has been able to understand the heart of "democracy", but I still can not understand why he has been able to rest assured that the liberal democracy foundation established by himself desperately entirely entrusted to another group who responsible for thinking of "scholars" were in the rear, if this is a lifelong pursuit of the dream, why he would prefer to "fall by the wayside." Not to mention the temptation right at your fingertips, this is what the mind and vision. Always thought that the history of inevitability, but for the history of the founding of the United States, I always feel it is a "blessing", not the "otherness", there is no follow-up to the US founding fathers wrote the constitution, there is no current US democracy. George Washington ---- The first president of the new United States whom was the unanimously elected President in first two national elections. He led American to win the independent war and then he attended the meeting
In the movie Moore states that all of America's generals came to him for help saying that they “Had not won a war since WWII.” Moore told them to take a break and send everyone on a vacation while he
In 1789, George Washington became the first elected President of the United States. President George Washington stayed in office for two terms (eight years), after which he decided to “step-down” or not to run again. His friends tried to convince him to run again, but he already had his mind made up. His successor John Adams continued to follow in George Washington’s footsteps and only served two terms. This started a tradition where Presidents generally only serve as Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander-In-Chief, Chief Legislator, Chief of Party, and Economic Planner of a maximum of eight years. In present day (2015) there have been forty-three presidents in the United States, (forty-four if you count Grover
General George Washington, first president of the United States, was instrumental in establishing the procedures to govern an independent nation. The basic premise of Washington’s Farewell Address was to announce his decision to retire. Aside from defending his administration’s record, his message also encouraged and instructed future leaders to follow the principles necessary to successfully govern America as a unified, free nation in regards to domestic and foreign affairs.
“Full power to direct all things relative… to the operations of war.” (Dupuy 63-64). Although Washington did not see this as much of an honor he did what he could with his new power. In ten days