Don Wildman

Insubordination.

Let's start there.

Why did he think he was so good?

And they don't because they can see what the truth or not.

Or just Washington's the more sensible choice, I guess.

Very soon in this war, 1776, he is captured by the British.

Very embarrassing situation.

And he's kept prisoner or at least away from the field of battle for two years.

Right.

I mentioned conspiratorial.

I mean, it is speculated that while he was after he'd been captured and at some point he gave away plans as to how to, you know, approach defeating the Americans.

Well, you don't have many leaders to choose from, I mean, of that level with that kind of experience.

So it's understandable.

But he really does shame himself with the Battle of Monmouth.

Let's explain why.

1778.

ignominiously, he shows up in Hamilton, in the musical Hamilton, with having shit the bed at the Battle of Bournemouth.

That's the line.

There was a moment when he actually shouts at George Washington, and everybody sees this, and that's the insubordination I talked about.

He's convicted by court martial on disobedience of orders.