The Conway Cabal was a group of senior Continental Army officers in late 1777 and early 1778 who aimed to have George Washington replaced as commander-in-chief of the Army during the American Revolutionary War. It was named after Brigadier General Thomas Conway, whose letters criticizing Washington were forwarded to the Second Continental Congress. When these suggestions (which were often little more than criticisms and expressions of discontent with either Washington or the general course of the war) were made public, supporters of Washington mobilized to assist him politically. Conway ended up resigning from the army, and General Horatio Gates, a leading candidate to replace Washington, issued an apology for his role in events.
No formal requests were ever made asking for Washington's removal as commander in chief. There was no sign of any formal conspiracy amongst the various malcontents, although Washington was concerned that there might be one. It was the only major political threat to Washington's command during the war.
The ConwayCabal was a group of senior Continental Army officers in late 1777 and early 1778 who aimed to have George Washington replaced as commander-in-chief...
involved with the alleged ConwayCabal with Horatio Gates. He later served with Émigré forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. Conway was born in County...
Revolution's most controversial military figures" because of his role in the ConwayCabal, which attempted to discredit and replace General George Washington;...
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included Major General Horatio Gates, whose political alliance with the “ConwayCabal” threatened General Washington’s status as commander-in-chief. In February...
organized threat to Washington's leadership was the so-called ConwayCabal. The cabal consisted of a handful of military officers and American politicians...
Heydt, Bruce (2005). "'Vexatious Evils': George Washington and the ConwayCabal". American History. 40 (5): 50–73. Flexner 1965, p. 138; Randall 1997...
Washington's problems at this time were not just with the British. In the ConwayCabal, some politicians and officers were unhappy with Washington's performance...
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of 1777–1778, he clashed with Thomas Mifflin and other members of the ConwayCabal, a group that frequently criticized Washington and sought to install...
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Conference "First Salute" Washington's crossing of the Delaware River ConwayCabal Valley Forge Entry of France into war Carlisle Peace Commission Gordon...
Bank Fort Mifflin Gloucester White Marsh Matson's Ford Valley Forge ConwayCabal Quinton's Bridge Clow Rebellion Crooked Billet Barren Hill Carlisle Peace...
Conference "First Salute" Washington's crossing of the Delaware River ConwayCabal Valley Forge Entry of France into war Carlisle Peace Commission Gordon...
Route 1751 Barbados trip Category Syng inkstand General of the Armies ConwayCabal American Foxhound American Philosophical Society American Revolution...
Route 1751 Barbados trip Category Syng inkstand General of the Armies ConwayCabal American Foxhound American Philosophical Society American Revolution...
episode is known as the ConwayCabal because the scale of the discontent within the army was exposed by a critical letter from Conway to Gates, some of whose...
by some as a successful general, and this resulted in the so-called ConwayCabal. Henry supported Washington when Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, one...
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Route 1751 Barbados trip Category Syng inkstand General of the Armies ConwayCabal American Foxhound American Philosophical Society American Revolution...
Route 1751 Barbados trip Category Syng inkstand General of the Armies ConwayCabal American Foxhound American Philosophical Society American Revolution...
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