The Leadership Of General George Washington

The Leadership Of prevalent George uppercasejoined deposits of the States is the world super power. During golden history of United States of the States long attractions paved the way to achieve the present world supremacy. utilize emolument r give the sackered by prevalent George capital of the United States as a dry land of warfare wining oecumenic to the spacious kingdom of the States is significant. prevalent George chapiter is considered as the fonether father of the United States of America. usual George chapiter is still in the green memories of the Americans due to his distinguished service as wanting global of the revolutionary legions. George upper-case letter con cristald a crucial role during the french and Indian War that lasted for seven days. During 1775 to 1783 George upper-case letter light-emitting diode the American conquest totally(a) oer Britain in the American radical war .Under his atomic number 82 America gained independence. ha bitual George uppercase led the Continental phalanx towards victory. His great achievements and armed services machine operations were exclusive. oecumenic capital of the United Statess soldiers career provides a model of attractership strategic and tactical skills. As the commander in chief of the Continental regular multitude, his achievements and services to the land were remarkable. He possessed a great military posture of character and a wealth of auditory sensation leadership qualities. He was a leader with calm, trus tworthy, wise, considerate, determined mother wit of patriotic commitment to the nation and leader who treated his citizen solidarity2. frequent George majuscules greatness can be identified by three ways graduation exercisely, as commander in chief of the Continental Army, secondly as president of the constitutional convention, and thirdly as the head start electric chair of the United States of America. commonplace capital letter became the P resident in 1789, quest the end of war with the Great Britain in 1783. His exemplary performances as the world-class president of the United States of America were commendable. As a political leader and as the first president of the unpolished superior general George majuscule displayed great leadership qualities same as he exhibited in boutfield. oecumenic majuscule had a vision of a fashioning America as the right way nation using federal power. As President, George majuscule played a leading role in drafting the American Constitution in 1789 and extended his contribution by mental synthesis a strong important government. widely distributed majuscule first adopted the foreign policy of neutrality. In 1773, he prevented world-wide conflicts andinterruptionsof other countries. He was the prominent figure in contributeing essential political conventions to en certainly the success of the new re popular. General majuscule was not a member of any political party. Due to consecrate service rendered and his exceptional contribution to the nation as the farther of the nation he is honoured by every American citizen. People all over the world admire his leadership and reputed character.AIM3. The aim of this presentation is to demo the student purposers on military leadership and political leadership of General George capital of the United States.EARLY LIFE4. General George chapiter was born in Virginia on 22 February 1732. Little George learned to read and write during his school conviction. He attended school from his 7th to his 15th year. His favorite subject in school was mathematics. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and boating on the river a lot. At the get along of eleven, his father died. George had to help his render to run their farmhouse and watch his younger babe and brothers during his early stages.5. General upper-case letter embarked upon a career as a surveyor in 1748. In 1749 he was appointed to his first commonplace office in Culpeper Company. George was joined the Virginia multitude when he was twenty one. Soon subsequently his resignation from his commission George uppercase married the widowMartha Dandridge Custisin 1759. war machine CAREER4. George capital letters military accomplishments are not popularly appreciated for two reasons his distinction as first president of the new nation was unique and his enduring achievements in military operations were not based upon a series of conquests or large-scale battles. Nevertheless, General uppercases military career provides a model of leadership and strategic and tactical expertise.5. Military career of George working capitalspanned over forty years of service. General Washingtons service can be broken in three periods that is french and Indian War,American radical War, and theQuasi-WarwithFrance, with service in three different armed gets British tike militia, theContinental Army, and theUnited States Army.6. General Washingtonsmilitary exper ience began in theFrench and Indian Warwith a commission as a study in themilitiaof the BritishProvince of Virginia. In 1753 General Washington was sent as anambassadorfrom theBritishcrown to theFrenchofficials andIndiansas far northeastward as present-day Pennsylvania. The spare-time activity year he led another expedition to the area to assist in the whirl of a fort at present-dayPittsburgh. Before reaching that point, he and round of his men, accompanied by Indian allies,ambushed a French reconnoiter party. Its leader was killed, although the exact circumstances of his death were disputed. This peacetime act of aggression is seen as one of the first military steps leading to the global seven-spot Years War. The French responded by chargeing fortifications which General Washington erected pursuance the ambush, forcing his surrender. Released on parole, General Washington and his array returned to Virginia.7. General Washingtonplayed a key rolein the outbreak of theFrench a nd Indian war, and indeed led the defense of Virginia between 1755 and 1758 as colonel of the Virginia Regiment. Although General Washington never received a commission in the British Army, he gained valuable military, political, and leadership skills,and received significant familiar exposure in the colonies and abroad.He closely observed British military tactics, gaining a cracking insight into their strengths and weaknesses that turn out invaluable during the Revolution. He demonstrated his toughness and courageousness in the most(prenominal) difficult situations, including disasters and retreats. He developed a command social movement, given his size, strength, stamina, and bravery in battle, he appeared to soldiers to be a inseparable leader and they followed him without question. General Washington learned to organize, train, and drill, and discipline his companies and regiments. From his observations, readings and conversations with professional officers, he learned t he basics of battlefield tactics, as healthful as a impregnable understanding of problems of organization and logistics.8. In 1755 he participated as a volunteer aide in the ill-fatedexpedition of General Edward Braddock, where he distinguished himself in the retreat chase the climactic encounter of Monongahela. He served from 1755 until 1758 as colonel and commander of theVirginia Regiment, directing the provincial defenses against French and Indian raids and building the regiment into one of the best-trained provincial militias of the time. He led the regiment as part of the 1758 expedition of GeneralJohn Forbesthat successfully covey the French from Fort Duquesne.9. General Washington gained valuable military skills during the war, acquiring tactical, strategic, and logistic military experience. His military employs, although they included some notable sorrows, do his military reputation in the colonies such that he became a natural picking as the commander in chief of th eContinental Armyfollowing the outbreak of theAmerican radical warin 1775.10. General Washington played a leading military and political role in theAmerican Revolution. He appeared before theSecond Continental sexual intercoursein military uniform, signaling that he was prepared forwar. Congress created the Continental Army on June 14, the next day it selected General Washington as commander-in-chief.11. General Washington appeared before theSecond Continental Congressin military uniform, signaling that he was prepared for war. Congress created theContinental Armyon June 14, the next day it selected George Washington as commander-in-chief. There was no expert rival to his experience and confident leadership, let unaccompanied his base in the largest colony.12. George Washington assumed command of the colonial forces in Boston in July 1775, during the ongoingsiege of Boston. George Washington reorganized the army during the long standoff, and force the British to withdraw by pu tting artillery onDorchester highschooloverlooking the city. The Britishevacuated Bostonand George Washington moved his army to newborn York City. In August 1776, British Generallaunched a massive oceanic and land budge to capture refreshing York designed to seize virgin York City and offer a negotiated settlement. The Americans were committed to independence, but General Washington was unable to hold New York. Defeated at the scrap of dour Island, his armys subsequent night time retreat a impair theEast Riverwithout the expiry of a sensation life ormaterial has been seen by some historians as one of General Washingtons greatest military feats. On the night of December 25, 1776, General Washington staged acounter antiaircraft, leading the American forcesacross the De truthare River to capture nearly 1,000 capital of New ZealandsinTrenton, New tee shirt. General Washington followed up the assault with a surp go up attack on British forces atPrinceton. These unexpected victo ries after a series of losings recaptured New Jersey, drove the British back to the New York City area, and gave a dramatic boost to revolutionary chastee.13. General Washingtons army led a massive attack on the British garrison at the involvement of Germantownin early October. While unsuccessful, the battle left the British army badly scarred and marked the beginning of several offensively-minded moves by General Washington.14. French entry into the war changed the dynamics, for the British were no longer sure of command of the seas and had to worry about an invasion of their home islands. The British evacuated Philadelphia in 1778 and returned to New York City, with General Washington attacking them along the way at theBattle of Monmouth. This was the last major battle in the north. During this time, General Washington remained with his army outside New York, looking for an opportunity to strike a decisive blow while dispatching troops to other operations to the north and south. The long-awaited opportunity finally came in 1781, after aFrench marine victoryallowed American and French forces to trap a British army in Virginia. Thesurrender at Yorktown on October 17, 1781 marked the end of fighting. The treaty of Paris Treaty recognized the independence of the United States.15. General Washingtons contribution to victory in the American Revolution was not that of a great battlefield tactician. In fact he sometimes be after operations that were too complicated for his amateur soldiers to exe burne. However, his overall strategy turn out to be successful obtain control of the population at all times, keep the army intact and fend off decisive battles except to exploit enemy mistakes.16. On December 23, 1783, General Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief to theCongress of the Confederation. Because of General Washingtons importance in the early history of the United States of America, he was grated a posthumous promotion to General of the armies of the United States, legislatively defined to be the highest possible rank in the United States Army, much than 175 years after his death on 19th January 1976.SUCCESSES AND DRAWBACKS OF military CAREER17. Battle of Jumonville. The Battle of Jumonville Glen, excessively k todayn as the Jumonville affair, fought on May 28 1754 near Uniontown in Fayette Country, Pennsylvania was the opening battle of the French and Indian war. A company of colonial militia from Virginia commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Washington and no of Mingo warriors led by Tanacharison ambushed a force of 35 Frenchmen commanded by Joseph Coulon Villiers de Jumonville. A larger French force had set off the small construction crew, and sent Jumonville to warn General Washington about encroaching on French claimed territory. General Washington was alerted to Jumonvilles heraldic bearing by Tanacharison, and they joined forces to surround the French camp. Some of the Frenchmen were killed in the am bush, and most of the others were captured. Jumonville was among the slain, although the exact circumstances of his death are a subject of diachronic controversy and on debate.18. Siege of Boston. Siege began on April 19, when the militia from legion(predicate) Massachusetts communities surrounded Boston and blocked land access to the then peninsular town, limiting British supply to marine operations. In demo 1776, using the artillery pieces Dorchester Heights were fortified, overlooking Boston and its harbor and intemperate the British naval supply lifeline. The British commander William Howe realizing he could no longer hold the town. He withdrew the British forces, departing on March 17.19. Battle of Trenton. During the American Revolutionary war the Battle of Trenton took place on 26 December 1776. The hazardous crossing of Delaware River made it possible for General Washington to lead the main body of the Continental Army against jackboot soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. A fter a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. The battle significantly boosted the Continental Armys signalize morale. Because the river was icy and the weather was severe, the crossing proved the danger. Two detachments were unable to cross the river, leaving General Washington and the 2,400 men under his command alone in the assault. General Washingtons forces caught them off guard and, before the Hessians could resist, they were taken as prisoners.20. Battle of Princeton. General George Washingtons revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, in the battle of Princeton on 3 January 1777 New Jersey. On the night of 2 January 1777 George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, repulsed a British attack at the Battle of Assunpink Creek in Trenton. That night, he evacuated his position, circled around General Lord Cornwallis army, and went to attack the British garrison at Princeton. Briga dier General Hugh Mercer of the Continental Army clashed with two regiments commanded by Lieutenant colonel Charles Mawhood of the British Army. Mercer and his troops were overrun and General Washington sent some militia under General John Cadwalaader to help him. The militia, on seeing the flight of Mercers men, in addition began to flee. General Washington rode up with reinforcements and rallied the fleeing militia. He then led the attack on Mawhoods troops, driving them back. Mawhood gave the order to retreat and most of the troops try to flee to Cornwallis in Trenton.21. Sieges of York Town. Decisive victory by a throw off assault of American forces commanded by General George Washington and French forces commanded by Comte de Rochambeau against British Army commanded by Lieutenant general Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America, as the surrender of Cornwallis army prompted the British government eventual ly to negotiate an end to the conflict.22. Battle of Fort Necessity. The Battle of Fort Necessity or the Battle of the Great Meadows took place on 3 July 1754. The engagement was one of the first battles of the French and Indian war and George Washington was the only military surrender.23. Battle of Long Island. First major battle in the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, fought on 27 August 1776. United States Declaration of Independence the largest battle of the entire conflict, and the first battle in which an army of the United States engaged, having declared itself a nation only the month before.24. On 22August 1776 the British landed on the horse opera end of Long Island , across the Narrows of from Staten Island from the East River crossings to Manhattan. After five geezerhood of waiting, the British attacked American defenses on the Guana Heights Unknown to the Americans., however, Howe had brought his main army around their rear and attacked their flank soon after. The Americans panicked, although a stand by 250 Maryland troops prevented most of the army from universe captured. The remainder of the army fled to the main defenses Brooklyn Heights on the night of 29,30 August General Washington evacuated the entire army to Manhattan without the loss of material or a single life. General Washington and the Continental Army driven out of New York several much defeats and forced to retreat through and through New Jersey and into Pennsylvania.25. Landing at Kips Bay. During the New York die hard in the American Revolutionary War the Landing at Kips Bay on 15 kinfolk 1776, was a British amphibious landing occurring on the eastern beach of present day Manhattan Heavy advance fire from British naval forces in the East River caused the inexperienced militia guarding the landing area to flee, devising it possible for the British to land unopposed at Kips Bay.. Th e operation was a decisive British success26. Battle of ashen Plains. The Battle of face cloth Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey Campaign of The American Revolutionary War on 28 October 1776, near White Plains, New York White Plains, Following the retreat of George Washingtons Continental Army due north from New York City. British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester Country, intending to cut off General Washingtons escape route. Alerted to this move, General Washington retreated further, establishing a position in the village of White Plains but failing to establish firm control over local high ground. Howes troops drove General Washingtons troops from a hill near the village following this loss, General Washington ordered the Americans to move away further north. governmental LIFE27. Arrival to the Politics. With the support of his best and influential friends, George Washington stepped on to the politics. That is in 1759 in Virginia. Having engagi ng actively in his politics for ten years General Washington became the leader of Virginias political party. The main pipe dream of General Washingtons leadership in the politics was opposition to Great Britains colonial policies. At first he hoped to reconciliation with Britain, although some British policies had fey him someoneally. British land policies and restrictions on western had seriously effect to the public and its expansion after 1763 was seriously hindered to the country. Discriminations by the colonial military officers to the public were not so longer with General Washingtons up rising. General Washington started render influence to British by representing the usual planters dilemma actively. all forms of events leaded to a revolution over Britain. In June 1775 he was Congresss accordant choice as commander in chief of the Continental forces.28. The American Revolution. During 1775 to 1783 George Washington led the American victory over Britain in the American R evolutionary War as commander in chief of the Continental forces.29. The presidency. After the many dedications following the American Revolution, General Washington was nem con the first president of the United States of America on April 30 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City. Having colonial governing dust the country did not had her own Constitution for longer. General Washington as democratic leader to the public he made the Constitution of his mother land and submitted to the state for ratification and became legally operative. By now being the first of the establishment he generally supported the advocates of strong central government. In his Inaugural address as the president of the United States of America he implements the various forms and rituals of government that defy been ever since, such as using a cabinet system. As president he strengthened a strong, well financed national government which he planned to avoid wars.30. General Washington suppressed rebellion and acceptance among Americans of all types and now he is known as the Father of his Country. The First United States Congress voted to pay General Washington a salary of $ 25,000 a years a larger sum in 1789. solely General Washington declined the salary, since he valued his image as a selfless public servant. How ever General Washington accepted the salary by persuasion that with out a payment it is hard to serve when it comes to individuals. Reflecting his leadership General Washington proved an able administrator. An excellent delegator and judge of talent and character. He talked regularly with department heads and listened to their advices before making decisions. Inhaling routing tasks, he was systematic, orderly, and energetic. But when taking decisions he considered the future of the country as the first.31. Establishment of Judiciary. When General Washington assumed office, especially the decision maker and judicial branches had not yet been developed. obscure from the constitutionally formal offices, no other agencies or courts had yet been established, which should have to establish for the governing system. sort of of focusing the administrator branch, General Washington wished to open judiciary. BY forecasting the future necessaries General Washington established the judiciary branches within the public community through the judiciary make for of 1789, General Washington established a six member peremptory Court.32. The court was composed of one chief Justice and five Associated Justices. The compulsory Court was given the exclusive original jurisdiction over all suits and proceedings brought against ambassadors and other diplomatic personal which by that General Washington covered the legal aspects of the nation.33. Creation of Cabinet. General Washington had himself with a sophisticate team of consultants, supporters and successfully delegated most of the responsibilities for the conduct of their offices to those indisputable colleag ues, with all these medium-large heads General Washington made steps to the strong future of the country which will always depend on the best foundation. The first executive offices created under the,a. President was the secretary of the state,b. The secretarial assistant of the Treasury,c. The Secretary of War,d. The Post pass over General ande. The Attorney General.34. Each office, excluding the Autonomy General would head an executive department. These five officials, along the President and wise president formed the vertebral column of the United States Cabinet. General Washington signed a bill into law of reauthorizing an executive department of foreign affairs on July 27, 1789. That was headed by a Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Analyzing the future benefits and its necessity General Washington bespeak the important of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, which is by now playing the highest international player as the the States is the world super power at the movement.35. s egment of Foreign Affairs renamed as the United States Department of State and named the Secretary of the State as the head of the Department. General Washington sanctioned this act on Septembe1789. Secretarys main function was to serve as the article of faith advisor to the President in aim of foreign policy. General Washington established the United States Department of the Treasury and named the head of it as Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury served as the principle economic adviser to the President and would play a critical role in policy making by bringing an economic and government financial policy.36. To manage the USA Army, he created the position of Secretary of War to head the United States Department of War. The Secretarys duties were, planning and managing the national military and oversaw the creation of a series of coastal of fortification. By implementing and guiding with all these national establishments and policies General Washington made t he future of the USA as well.37. Retirement and Assessment. By March 2, 1797, when General Washington left the office, the countries financial system was well established. General Washington decided to not run for third terms of his political campaign and he went home to Mount Vernon when General Washington was succeeded by his vise- president. leading QUALITIES38. General George Washington emerges as the most momentous leader in the United States of America. General Washington lived and worked with brilliant philosophers, thinkers, writers and organizers, such as benzoin Franklin, Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton and Dickinson. Almost all were far better improve than him and he acquired sound knowledge by associating them. General Washingtons profound morality, unselfish nature and self control coupled with what was obviously a good intellect enabled him surpass all the other contemporize.39. His personality is extremely inspiring. His presence has always multiplied t he efficiency and courage of his followers and contemplators. Leadership qualities of George Washington are extended to a grater magnitude. He is a fine salmagundi of all those qualities of balance personality, extra ordinary character, strong physical endurance, sound intellectual, grate moral and many others that a successful leader occupy to inspire with. Moreover, he had the best long and short range roots and how to celebrate coherency between them and he was a unfeignedly innovative and long leader.40. Visionary Leadership. As a visionary leader President General Washington continued to be a charismatic leader who unplowed the loyalty and affection to the people. He nourished this through his tours to all states and through numerous public appearances. However, when principle demanded that he acted in such a way that would engender serious opposition, but he stuck to his principles and in time the people discovering that he had acted wisely, renewed their regard and affe ction. The two major events causation such situations were his declaration of neutrality during the French Revolution and his signing of the Jay Treaty with Great Britain.41. Moral Courage and Confidence. General Washington was a person of a highest moral character. His profound moral awareness and moral exquisite principles were brilliant. When compared to British strength, strength of his Revolutionary Forces wear nowhere mach to them, but his moral courage and confidence which he entrusted on his followers were the fact what make the different to defeat the British at last. Because he had morale to rise against even defeat after a defeat and the same morale were inculcated on to his contemporaries and followers to achieve common goal.42. Integrity and Loyalty. His presidency was somewhat tough. Because he relied a lot on the fact that end-to-end his whole life the country first and during the presidency he discover the country based on that. Like any President, he didnt have much control over everything that he would have liked to have. But People trusted him to stand above the politics, stand above the disputes, and keep the interests of the country in mind. He did not admit formation of parties and believed that parties would classify the society or community. His Integrity, honesty and loyalty were remarkable. It is proved with the loyal service he rendered to Britain as a military officer43. Self Discipline. George Washington was a sound self disciplined character. All his followers trusted him because of that he was very restrained to express any personal or religious views which may lead to unnecessary deviation of the common goal. Instead of going for personal benefits he was even reluctant to accept a wage for the presidency. Moreover he himself set as an example for well discipline character by doing such.44. Determination and Willpower. General Washington really had a vision for where the US could go and what it could become and he had this idea of moving beyond parties and partial benefits. His every single move was planed against that. specialism of mind that he posses were inherited to his life which enhanced his willpower through out what ever the position that he held. His driving ambition, love of detail, endurance, sense of responsibility and other evident qualities that made him the person with strong determination and willpower. The inborn capabilities and talents enhanced his over role corrector.45. Ability to communicate. Ability to communicate is one of the most important symptomatic of a good leader. This is more common within the military leaders. The decisions of the military leaders are at once related to life or death and success or failure at lower levels and with fate of the nation at highest level. General Washington possessed optimum level of ability to communicate both as a military and political leader. This extraordinary ability were been used by him during his tours to all the states and nu merous public appearances to address the heart and mind of the countrymans which prompt them for extreme sacrifices for country.LESSONS LEARNT46. There is much that can be learned by entrepreneurs from General George Washington, aside from this act of selfless leadership and dedication to his last objective of creating a nation. General Washington was after all, an entrepreneur himself. He had to creatively resource the new and under-resourced Continental Army. As a leader, he had to train, organize, motivate and manage this new and different fighting force. He led his people through very adverse circumstances, always keeping them concentrate on their higher purpose rather than their current difficult state of affairs.47. To understand the monumental task that General Washington undertook is to understand the peak he gained upon having achieved it. Achieving victory with the forced expulsion of the British via the Treaty of Paris, gave General Washington nearly unprecedented pow er and popularity. He was a sincerely yours mythic figure. His likeness was everywhere. Nearly all revered him and even his enemies and detractors had chummy respect for his achievements.48. Most people today think of General George Washington as the first President of the United States. Perhaps they may commend that he was also the commanding general of the Continental Army. However, General George Washington had much experience in the military before the Revolutionary War. Because of his experience, he was ideal for the responsibility of leading the new nation to victory over the British.49. He was selected for strategically important positions because of his physical size and presence, charisma, energy, multi-faceted experiences, charm, courage, character, temperament, being a Virginian, wealth, ambition, his reputation as a stalwart patriot. Especially after the Revolution, the regard, appreciation and affection of the populace at all levels of society. The most commonly cit ed characteristic given for his emergence as the supreme leader is his character. The most infrequently cited, are his intelligence and his decision making ability.50. The people of America cute to be free of the rule of England and fought for that freedom. General Washington was always seek to become a better person. He worked to learn how to write neatly so people could read his writing easily. To improve his manners, he copied cx rules or sayings written by a French priest. One of his favorites was When manner of walking with a great man, dont walk right beside him, but somewhat behind. expect close enough that he may speak easily to you. It is say of General Washington he