Bradburn, traces the president s military career from french and indian war, through the American Revolution. Here we are again. Welcome back to mt. Vernon. My name is doug bradburn. Im the president and ceo of George Washingtons mt. Vernon. And its been my delight to have these opportunities to talk about the story of George Washington. Last wednesday we were in our museum, this is what we call our Education Center here at mt. Vernon. It focuses on the life of George Washington. Really, a grand sense of his biography and why he matters and how he impacted the age that he lived in and why his legacy Still Matters to us today. Last time we were looking at his youth, a youth that youll remember we said is oftentimes enwrapped in romance. Its wrapped in myth. Its hard to get at because its the period where its least documented. But it really is an interesting period to understand George Washington in the context of the 18th century. Of course, hes most known to americans and perhaps to fo
Really a grans sed sense of his biology. Last time we were looking at his youth. A youth that we say is often times wrapped in romance, in myth, it is hard to get at. It is a period where it is least documented and it is an interesting period. But of course he is most known to americans and perhaps to folks around the world as a great military commander. The general that led the americans through the american war for indense and eight long years of war. And his identity as a warrior is a crucial one. Thinking about who is George Washington, how did he think of himself, as, and why does it matter today. He is still studied regularly in the great military disciplines well as the war college. Washington is a fundamental figure in the establishment of american tradition of leadership in arms. He was the first officer of the American Army. The United States army dates its on birth to his service. And the Continental Congress of him taking over the army that we will talk about a little bit.
How did the revolution survive , its darkest hour . While all of this lofty language about liberty and rights and creating constitutions and remember the ladies is going on, the Largest Overseas expedition in european history is headed towards new york. So the mural that you see beside me here is an eyewitness depiction, which weve blown up as a mural, showing british 5000 warships and about 6,000 british and hessian troops in landing boats about to land on Manhattan Island in kips base on september 15, 1776. At the time, one of the soldiers saw the ships gathering in new york harbor and later said i afloat. Ll london was it was one thing to declare independence, to tear down the king, to declare that you are now living in the American Revolution, but to actually achieve american independence was going to be an effort of many more years of struggle. And the first thing americans had to do was just survive the onslaught that was coming in the form of the british army. We have a really e
Troops. There is only few fragments of that statue that have survived. Its a great story. American up next on artifacts in the second of a twopart visit to philadelphias museum of the American Revolution, Vice President of Stephenson Scott leads us on a tour of the exhibit galleries covering the 17761778. We asked visitors in the gallery four big questions. The first of those questions is ow did people become revolutionaries. When they come back to the iii, they king george should be able to that question f how they become revolutionaries. The second question how did the revolution survive its darkest hour. While all of this lofty language about liberty and rights and accusations and remember the ladies is going on, the Largest Overseas expedition headed ean history is towards new york. So the mural that you see beside me here is an eye witness epiction which weve blown up as a mural showing five british 6,000 britishabout and hessian troops in landing to land on manhattan base on sept
Fighting spirit and effectiveness is widely known, but few are aware the cause, Humble Beginnings and its achievements during the early years of the revolution through successes and failures and down the eastern seaboard, the opening years of the war saw the American Military develop. The continental marines as an effective force in service support, naval vessels and amphibious operations, and in support the army in land warfare. Washingtons marines is the First Complete study to entwined together the men strategy perform myths and personalities of the marines formative years into a single study. Todays knows the marine corps inside majorgeneral jason cuba is a marine with more than 30 years of service. An infantry man by trade. He is commanded at every level from commander to commanding general. Jason has also served in several key staff positions, including as a strategic planner with the joint chiefs of staff, the director of the marine calls Expeditionary Warfare School marine corp