Washington's Newburgh Address - Full Reading

2 months ago
67

On March 15, 1783 the officers under George Washington's command met to discuss a petition that called for them to mutiny due to Congress' failure to provide them back pay and pensions for their service during the American Revolution. George Washington addressed the officers with a nine-page speech that sympathized with their demands but denounced their methods by which they proposed to achieve them.

This reading is an excerpt from 'Our Story: 250 Years of The United States of America' - 1783 in America. Listen to the full episode here. https://rumble.com/v6vx6ik-our-story-1783-in-america.html

Loading 1 comment...