23 magg 1783 anni - 1783 - Newburgh Conspiracy

Descrizione:

people decided to overthrow Congress to set up a better government
However, they stopped because Washington heard about the conspiracy and ordered officers not to do this
Washington believed that the military had to be subordinate to the civilians, which is an important American tradition
Washington wasn’t great as a battlefield manager, but he was good with this ideal and held the army together