THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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hateful to his troops and abusive
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disciplined, caring and held the troops accountable for their actions
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unconcerned about the troops well being and not appreciative of who they were as individuals
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -“We have experienced little less than a famine in camp, ” Washington wrote to Patrick Henry the following February. Desperate to keep the army intact, Washington tried to stem desertion by resorting to lashings as punishment and then threatening to shoot deserters on sight.
Detailed explanation-2: -December 25-26, 1776 During the night, General Washington, General Henry Knox, and troops cross the Delaware in freezing winter weather to launch a surprise attack on British and Hessian mercenaries encamped at Trenton.
Detailed explanation-3: -As he waited, Washington laid plans to combine his Continental Army with the French army and navy to win the fallen city and end the war. Washington described his so-called “grand strategy” for accomplishing this goal in a series of letters to the Continental Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -Washington Arrives at Valley Forge Washington’s army was ravaged by disease, cold, and sickness during its time in Valley Forge. Washington repeatedly asked Congress and other local magistrates for support of his wasting army.