Brief Summary: Congress Drafts Of George Washington
Congress Drafts George Washington
George Washington had never risen above the rank of a colonel in the militia
Lost more battles than he had won
Had outstanding leadership, he radiated patience, courage, self-discipline, and a sense of justice
Congress wanted a commander from Virginia , the largest and most populous colony
Could be counted on by his peers to check "the excesses of the masses".
Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point
The British launched a frontal attack on Bunker Hill with 3000 men
The colonist met the force head on but ran out of gunpowder and was forced to abandon the hill
July 1775, the Continental …show more content…
Benjamin Franklin was recently sent to Paris as an envoy
A host of American militiamen, scenting the kill, swarmed about him, in a series of sharp engagements, in which General Arnold was again shot in the leg at Quebec, the British army was trapped and Burgoyne was forced to surrender
General Burgoyne was forced to surrender to American general Horatio Gates
The victory at Saratoga made it possible for foreign aid from France
Strange French Bedfellows
France, thirsting for revenge against Britain was eager to inflame the quarrel that had broken out in America
French secretly provided the Americans with life saving supplies of firearms and gunpowder, chiefly through a sham company rigged up for that purpose. About 90% of all the gunpowder used by the Americans
French feared that open aid to the Americans would spark another war with Britain's and the French were weak at that
George Washington had never risen above the rank of a colonel in the militia
Lost more battles than he had won
Had outstanding leadership, he radiated patience, courage, self-discipline, and a sense of justice
Congress wanted a commander from Virginia , the largest and most populous colony
Could be counted on by his peers to check "the excesses of the masses".
Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point
The British launched a frontal attack on Bunker Hill with 3000 men
The colonist met the force head on but ran out of gunpowder and was forced to abandon the hill
July 1775, the Continental …show more content…
Benjamin Franklin was recently sent to Paris as an envoy
A host of American militiamen, scenting the kill, swarmed about him, in a series of sharp engagements, in which General Arnold was again shot in the leg at Quebec, the British army was trapped and Burgoyne was forced to surrender
General Burgoyne was forced to surrender to American general Horatio Gates
The victory at Saratoga made it possible for foreign aid from France
Strange French Bedfellows
France, thirsting for revenge against Britain was eager to inflame the quarrel that had broken out in America
French secretly provided the Americans with life saving supplies of firearms and gunpowder, chiefly through a sham company rigged up for that purpose. About 90% of all the gunpowder used by the Americans
French feared that open aid to the Americans would spark another war with Britain's and the French were weak at that