George Washington Versus the Continental Army: Showdown at the New Windsor Cantonment, 1782-1783

By Michael S McGurty

The Revolutionary War was nearing its end in early 1783. In his Hudson Highlands stronghold, General Washington kept a wary eye on the British force in New York City, 60 miles away. His army, owed months of back pay, and his officers frustrated by the negotiations over their promised pension, chafed under martial authority.

A nationalist faction in Congress seized upon this discontent to instigate the Newburgh Conspiracy, a plot by Continental Army officers to menace civil officials who opposed the Impost, a 5% tax on imports to be collected by the central government, to satisfy the nation's debts. The army--by this time a formidable force of seasoned veterans--was provoked into threatening the very liberties it had fought to defend. This book examines this last major crisis of the Revolution, when Washington stood between his men and the American people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476692378
• ISBN13: 9781476692371
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

History they should have taught in school

This book covers the Newburgh Conspiracy and its intricacies like no other. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to learn more about not only the command of His Excellency General Washington, but his brilliance as well. This forgotten piece of history could have made for a very ugly ending to our newly beginning nation.