Gen. Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan - The Hero Of The New AmericaWar are not won by any one soldier, they are won by a group of soldiers that are united under one strong leader. These soldiers fight with the courage and dedication of the man (or women since we are in the 21 century) that leads them into battle, as most are war torn veterans that have seen death many times before. The American Revolution was no different from any other war, except that a new country was fighting for it rights. The problem that the Americans faced was that many of their commanders were inexperienced and many were inadequately trained. Still even with all these hardships certain commanders still stood out. The majority of the commanders, such as George Washington, that made names for themselves during this war however, were ex-British officers. As always there were the exceptions to the rule, the home-grown country farm boys that made a name for themselves in their rise to infamy. One such home-grown hero was General Daniel Morgan, whose shade roots and mysterious pasts led him to be one of the finest field commanders the American army has produced. General Daniel "The Old Wagoner" Morgan's history is a bleak and mysterious one, with only a little known about the ea
"On his front line, he strung out the militia under the command of Colonel Andrew Pickens, with a very important proviso: they were to fire two volleys and two only. Then they were to retire to their left and take cover in the shallow swale at the rear. The march required the men to give all they had and even so the forces thinned from 1050 able bodies to 650 (JRShelby), but even with difficulty that they faced " in the howling Canadian wilderness Daniel maintained the common touch and kept their respect" (JRShelby). On the way to the fort the British were brutally defeated and this is where Morgan made his first impression with the army carrying away the wounded. In conclusion, Morgan had a long and vicious career fighting in some of the most gruesome battles of the American Revolution. The battle then became a troop to troop battle as the British formed into line to do what they did best and annihilate their oppositions in a strait on gunfight. His sudden flight from the farm was fueled by a particularly brutal argument he and his father had had. Some years later, after his scars healed, Daniel took great delight in telling everyone that the "British still owed him one more lash" (fowler). It was around this time that a new crisis had broken out on this new land, the French and Indian War, young Morgan went and enlisted in the British Army. In terms of today's military strategies this was an exceedingly simple plan, however in 18th centaury warfare this was an innovative and partially crazy plan. He was noted for saying that the "views that 'party matters' had no place in the republic" (shire. Greene himself retreated with the sick, halt and lame to a camp on the Cheraw, while Daniel Morgan took command of the more able-bodied men--about 600, plus a small cavalry unit under Colonel William Washington--and marched them westward along the Broad River. This left Colonel Washington and his cavalry, about 80 strong, held in reserve at the rear waiting for the right moment to ambush the Redcoats. In the battles of New York, most notable the battle of Saratoga, and New Jersey, Morgan served with Benedict Arnold, the best field commander in the regular army.
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