"The Darkest December: George Washington during the crisis" Topic
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Tango01 | 06 May 2024 4:37 p.m. PST |
…of the American Revolution in 1776 ""I cannot desert a man … who has deserted everything to defend his country and whose chief misfortune among ten thousand others is that a large part of it wants spirit to defend itself." In this letter written by William Tudor, a young Boston lawyer who was serving as the judge advocate general of the Continental Army, to his future wife, Delia Jarvis, Tudor describes the desperate circumstances of George Washington's forces just before the Battles of Trenton and Princeton the turning point in the American Revolution. Tudor describes his adherence to the cause of American independence at a time of great adversity, but also his personal devotion to his commander, George Washington…"
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The Virtual Armchair General | 07 May 2024 10:15 a.m. PST |
Good letter! In it, we see an example of the age old failing of too many of us--trading something bigger and more important than ourselves for money and comfort. And Tudor alludes to a problem that Washington was about to address--the importance of setting an example of leadership and proving to nearly beaten men what successes they were still capable of. TVAG |
Tango01 | 07 May 2024 3:35 p.m. PST |
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