Cabal! : the plot against General Washington

Cabal! : the plot against General Washington

Yardley, PA : Westholme, 2019.

xix, 297 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

923.173 W318lema 2019 MB

(OCoLC)1103972006

In the spring of 1778, General George Washington wrote to his friend Landon Carter about a rumored "disposition in the Northern Officers to see me superceded in my Command." This was as candid a statement as the general ever made about the so-called "Conway Cabal" of patriot officers and politicians critical of his leadership ... Mark Edward Lender reveals clues found in original new research provide a more comprehensive understanding of the personalities and political maneuverings of those involved in the Cabal, and the real nature of the challenge to Washington--Book jacket.|The Conway Cabal was a group of senior Continental Army officers in late 1777 and early 1778 who aimed to have George Washington replaced as commander-in-chief of the army during the American revolutionary war. It was named after Brigadier General Thomas Conway, whose letters criticizing Washington were forwarded to the Second Continental Congress. When these suggestions were made public, supporters of Washington mobilized to assist him politically. Conway ended up resigning from the army, and General Horatio Gates, a leading candidate to replace Washington, issued an apology for his role in events.|Conway was made an honorary member of the French Society.|Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-287) and index.|L2019M77

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