Everyone learns in school that one of the biggest turning points of the American Revolution is George Washington's ability to motivate his troops and survive the winter at and around Valley Forge. What people don't often talk about, is just how was this feat done?
The year is 1777 and Washington was leading the Continental Army against the British. Throughout the first two years of the war, the Continental's were suffering defeat after defeat. The army was demoralized, frustrated and losing faith and hope in the cause. Washington, being a hard-working farmer, started realizing a few contributing factors. On one occasion Washington walked up to a group of men sitting at a fire preparing a deer they had recently killed. He overheard one arguing that he was frustrated with the way they were approaching the fighting. "Sneaking up and learning ambush tactics is challenging. I never know where I am supposed to be or when to strike. I wish we went back to standing in lines and just shooting at each other face to face. It was so much easier".
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