Cabal! : the plot against General Washington / Mark Edward Lender.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Lender, Mark Edward, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
• Conway, Thomas, 1735-approximately 1800--Correspondence.
• Washington, George, 1732-1799--Military leadership.
• Command of troops.

Genre:

• Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages)

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

The Conway Cabal, named for the chief conspirator, Thomas Conway, was an attempt by a group of senior Continental officers to remove George Washington from command beginning in late 1777. The primary evidence has been letters written by Conway criticizing Washington and suggesting there were other officers who would bring better results to the war effort. These letters were disclosed to the Second Continental Congress which then unraveled the plot.

Contents:

• Part 1. Preliminaries to cabal. The season of hope
• A General under fire
• Ideologues and generals
• Part 2. The Usual Suspects
• Poison pens
• "Be Ware of Your Board of War"
• "Disgust" upon "Disgust"
• Part 3. End Game. Counterattack
• Payback.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59416-638-2