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| Tango01 | 04 Aug 2018 9:17 p.m. PST |
….never was. "As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington was involved in many battles, both military and political, during the revolution. A battle with both military and political aspects was Washington's effort to obtain army lieutenant generals. Although often identified as a lieutenant general (or even a major general) himself, Washington was a full general.[1] Despite a number of protracted attempts, this was one battle with the Continental Congress that Washington never won. On January 22, 1777, as part of his proposed army reorganization submitted to Congress, Washington first requested the establishment of the lieutenant general rank. "As our Army will be more divided the ensuing Campaign than it has been there appears to me a necessity of introducing the Rank of Lieutenant General into the Army . . . There ought, in my Opinion, to be three Lieutenant Generals . . . The Lieutt. Genls. will, I presume, be appointed out of the oldest Majr. Genls."[2] The selection of any general for promotion to the new rank would be governed by at least six considerations:…."
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