"As the illegitimate child of a house keeper for the duke after he studied at British military academy fought in the French and indian war.He grew extremely overconfident not ready to loose any of the brigades under him nor brainwashed to cede them elsewhere.Being a military egghead it took Hamilton sometimes to force him to relinquish control over his trusted men and the size of the troops he should spare.He complained to Hamilton the envisaged threat of Sir Henry Clinton New York British commander who might still match up to Hudson to endanger New England.He only agreed to forward a single brigade under General Patterson to Washington instead of three that Hamilton had ordered.Being a sop..."
"As a sop"
"Yes .it irked Hamilton the more why the weakest of the brigades "
"Patterson's"
"Exactly was allowed to go to Washington.He find out this later when he refused to surrender three brigades.When he snooped around he found out Patterson's six hundred brigade was by far"the weakest of the three now here"and so adamant to yield ground irrespective of wide consultation he had with Washington on this context in the opinion of retaining continental troops in case of future threat.He was irked that too much dictatorial powers was granted to an aide de camp "sent to army three hundred miles distant"from headquarters.Although verbal orders was necessary but not so much dictatorial powers and finally extracted a pledge to surrender two brigades and had shown him be an able consummate political negotiator.
He had tarried long in Albany with spare time to see his old friend Robert Troup and dine with Philip Schuyler at his mansion."
"Shuyler's preceded Gates as head of northern department right?"
"Exactly
"prior to being cheated of Saratoga 's triumph?"
"Perhaps he was too much a disciplinarian too the core"
"Destiny will be what it will be".
"Why do you think Nathaniel Greene also seconded the observation or such obsession of claim to call him "a mere child of fortune" and concurred truly the foundation was laid before his assumption?"
"But he was destined for the victory."
"At the visit to Shuyler's mansion he met his second daughter for the first time trapped in her beautiful eyes a twenty years Eliza and relationship blossomed for the next two years.Then he proceeded down to Hudson after he departed from Gates where he discovered he had unfinished mission.He saw the two previously negotiated brigades pledged by Israel Putnam were held hostage.
When he got to New Windsor the home of New York Governor George Clinton he was able to confirm truly the brigades were withheld.He had sent him letter when he discovered that Washington's orders were flouted tongue lashing general twice his age.Then he issued fresh orders thall all continental troops be sent excluding state militia with immediate effect.Hamilton subsequently had found out it was not Putnam 's fault whose aide was Aaron Burr and the findings was that the troops were not paid for months and therefore refused to march and proceed.Though he was later remorseful and penitent of his own actions and how he had exceeded his authority to the welcome hands of general Washington when he says "I approve entirely of all the steps you have taken and have only to wish that the exertions of those you have had to deal with had kept pace with your zeal and good intentions."The huge autonomy had paid off handsomely as given in September in Philadelphia was worth the contract and prize of freedom placed on the project.Hamilton was able extract his own thesis that centralized federal power was better than loose federal power dispersed among the states breaking the state apart as centrifugal and centripetal forces in solo run.His political opponents would have known of this bunkum and were to oppose the political ideology for the rest of his political life.
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