John Armstrong Jr.
Books
- The Officers at Newburgh George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Crisis That Forged the American Republic · Liszt Think
In March 1783, peace had been signed but the Continental Army remained unpaid and restless at Newburgh. Two anonymous addresses circulated through camp, urging officers to defy Congress and march on Philadelphia.
- The General’s Unwanted Command…hority finally collapse. The nationalists who were engineering the crisis knew that Gates was in camp. They knew that he had connections to John Armstrong Jr., his aide-de-camp, who would write the anonymous addresses. They knew that the conspiracy, if it failed, might leave Washington weakened an…
- The Pen of John Armstrong Jr.…ess that seemed to have forgotten the men who had won the war. But the conclusion was something new. The letter called for a meeting. Major John Armstrong Jr. sat at his desk in the headquarters of General Horatio Gates. The paper before him was blank, the quill in his hand still warm from the wor…
- Summons to the Temple of Virtue…ing would be, by definition, an act of insubordination. The address did not need to name the destination. The road itself was enough. Major John Armstrong Jr., aide-de-camp to General Horatio Gates, had written both addresses. This was known to few at the time, and Armstrong would not acknowledge…