On George Washington's Military Thought And Practice

Marx pointed out that: "The history of armed forces summed up the entire history of the community of the people very clearly." This shows that the relations between military and politics, economics and culture are very close. The world pattern were undergoing profound adjustments under the ongoing wave of military reform in the countries in the world. Hegemony, national unity, social stability and other issues can not be avoided and put on the national development agenda. How to build a good army; how to manage the armed forces well;how to use the armed forces properly.All these must be completed under the guide of the good military thinking.The United States, as the world's leading power, its words and deeds on the international situation have a role that should not be overlooked. Washington was the first person to be well-deserved in American history and a good bourgeois military strategist. He accumulated rich practical experience and theoretical achievements in the process ofleading the United States for freedom and independence.To study his military thinking carefully is of great historical and practical significance. He formed an independent military thinking during the war and the national defense of macro vision and global strategic concept after the establishment of the nation. They still have a significant and far-reaching influence on the history of the United States and the world until today.In view of the special status of Washington in the history of the United States, history scholars have done a great deal of painstaking research on Washington. But it mainly focused on the study of politics and the research on the military activities was relatively small. Even if it was studied, it was also confined to the research on the activities of Washington in the war of independence and it was short of the study which will promote its activities to the military ideological theories. The systematic research on the military thinking which was formed before and during the War of Independence, and the concept of national macro defense and global strategy was very little .Thus it has a serious impact on conducting a comprehensive and integrated review and research on Washington. Washington, who was praised as "the first man in the war period, the first man in the period of peace, the first man to the minds of compatriots"in the United States, made remarkable contributions for the foundation and development of the United States and played an irreplaceable role. During the war, Washington commanded the newborn American nation, defying and defeating the strong enemy, and won the national independence. Washington connected his understanding to military with the American War of Independence and formed his own thinking suitable to the U.S.A.. Washington's military thinking was summarized systematically ,tending to mature after the War of Independence and the establishment of the nation.Washington, the military commander in the American War of Independence and the first President of the United States, had an outstanding personal charm and strong convictions and ambitious strategic courage.He commanded in a calm and flexible way. Excluding the gain and loss of one city, he tried to capture good chances and and annihilated the enemy; At the implementation of tactics,he was very flexible, taking circuitous siege, surprise attacks, and a surprise move; He emphasized army building, upheld the principle of civilian army, stressed the military training and discipline, and severely punished the wartime deserterThe whole text is divided into five parts:First, Washington has an outstanding personal charm. As a commander, Washington has noble qualities that ordinary people can hardly compare to.He is strict with himself.He is modest and prudent, far-sighted, stick to proper award and punishment. Washington's personal qualities of was explored and analyzed according to detailed historical material .It can be summed up that Washington has outstanding character of an excellent executive,which to some extent ensures the victory of the War of Independence.Second, Washington has an excellent commanding talent. Combining practical examples of the war , to the art of commanding the war of Washington, a relatively comprehensive summary was that:the implementation of a proactive defense against passive defense; The organic combination of guerrilla war, campaign war and warfare to annihilate the enemy in advance ,giving no thought to the gains and losses of a City; To concentrate superior forces, terminate the enemy one by one;Pay attention to the information war, psychological war and diplomatic war. Third, Washington committed to the transformation of the military and the national defense building. Washington had put on the defense point on the militia long ago, strengthening the quality of the soldiers'strengthened training,and he also paid attention to the regular army conctruction . It achieved the objective of the economic cost savings and the establishment of the backbone force of a regular army. Besides strengthening the military's combat capability, Washington also focused on the political and ideological education to the army and the cultivation and selection of cadres .He upheld the principle of civilian army which set a good example for future generations. In the face of the domestic and international situation in times of peace, Washington made some useful supplement on the basis of the original idea of national defense which laid the foundation for the construction of the macro framework of the U.S. defense.Fourth, Washington established the diplomatic principle of isolationism. After the establishment of the nation, in order to shake off the shackles of European powers, and consolidate the results of the independence of the United States, Washington made efforts to eliminate reconsideration, adopting the diplomatic policy of isolation from the European powers. The tone had a direct impact on the formulation of foreign policy in the United States after independence until the outbreak of World War II .Fifth, Conclusion. A comprehensive summation of and the military thinking and his way of dealing with the army Washington's life , analyzed the characteristics and the unique feature of his thinking.It is also pointed out that in the course of the war, it is inevitable that Washington made some mistakes, and took some detours.However, the flaw does not cover the fine jade.Through long-term practice and positive thinking ,Washington eventually formed its own military ideology. His military thinking and wayof dealing with the army, is an important condition and guarantee to the military victory of the mainland in the war to win independence and the rise of American to a great country .And Washington's military buildup experience and thinking are of important historical status in the United States and the world. The research on Washington's thinking helps us to understand today's domestic and foreign policies of the United States, Italso helps us to grasp the pulse of the times better,and to analyse the world pattern more accurately, thereby make appropriate response to the rapidly changing situation in the world, so as to better safeguard the world peace ,as well as to promote China to develop faster and better and formulate proper policies.