America 250: Washington Tells Hancock Short Deployments Aren't Cutting It
Podcast: Getting Hammered®Published On: Tue Feb 10 2026
Description: On Feb. 9. 1776, George Washington sounds like he's had it up to here with the short deployments of Continental Army soldiers. Americans had philosophical reasons for keeping citizen soldiers on short time, viewing a standing army with suspicion. But in this correspondence, Washington politely but insistently lays out the many problems he's had with them. The Continental Army would later move to 1-3 year stints as the war went on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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