프린스턴 전투에 나타난 조지 워싱턴의 리더십

Abstract

The Battle of Princeton is a minor battle in the American Revolutionary War. As such, the battle of Princeton is not so important in the process of dealing with the entire Revolutionary War in the existing studies. However, the outcome of the Battle of Princeton gave the British hopes of ending the war prematurely and turning the traitors into Loyalists. Even though Britain lost the battle, it was busy hiding it. A pattern of British arrogance and prejudice that continued throughout the war began as a result of the Battle of Princeton. Existing studies have focused on explaining the battle itself, failing to analyze in detail the leadership shown by Commander-in-Chief George Washington. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to closely analyze George Washington’s leadership while examining in more detail the reality of the Battle of Princeton that took place from the night of January 2nd to the morning of January 3rd. Furthermore, another purpose of this thesis is to compare the leadership of Washington, commander-in-chief of the Independence Army, and Cornwallis, commander of the British Army. The outcome of the Battle of Princeton is of great historical significance. The British had no choice but to tacitly admit that they too could be defeated. The United States, on the other hand, had new hope. It instilled in many Americans a strong belief that with a good leader, victory could be achieved even if the number of troops and munitions was far less than that of the British. Americans were proud to have Washington as their leader, a leader who was humble, communicative, focused on what was important, and able to win by valuing substance over cause. And they were sure that arrogant monarchs, arrogant generals, and arrogant subjects would perish.