War Powers Lessons from the Revolutionary War
The lesson of the Revolutionary War was not that civilian control is optional, but that operational micromanagement is suicidal;
By Douglas V. Gibbs —— Bio and Archives--March 5, 2026
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If the Democrats had been in charge, the United States would have lost the Revolutionary War.
The early years of the Revolutionary War offer one of the clearest historical case studies in the dangers of fragmented military authority. General George Washington, appointed Commander in Chief in 1775, entered the conflict with a mandate that was impressive in title but sharply limited in practice.
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