. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . ists, and the em-ployment of whom did much to still further provokebitterness of feeling. At one time in the RevolutionGreat Britain had over three hundred thousand menin arms, the world over, but of this number not morethan one-tenth could be sent to America. But thegreatest obstacle to British success lay in the factthat the English leaders, military and civil, constantl7underrated the courage, endurance, and earnestnessof their opponents. That raw militia could standtheir ground against regulars was a hard lesson forthe Britis
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . ists, and the em-ployment of whom did much to still further provokebitterness of feeling. At one time in the RevolutionGreat Britain had over three hundred thousand menin arms, the world over, but of this number not morethan one-tenth could be sent to America. But thegreatest obstacle to British success lay in the factthat the English leaders, military and civil, constantl7underrated the courage, endurance, and earnestnessof their opponents. That raw militia could standtheir ground against regulars was a hard lesson forthe British to learn ; that men from civil life couldshow such aptitude for strategy, as did Washington,Schuyler, and Greene, was a revelation to the profes-sional military men, the significance of which theygrasped only when it was too late. Above all, the one thing that made the coloniststhe victors was the indomitable energy, self-renuncia-tion, and strategic ability of George are so accustomed to think of Washingtons moral qualities, that it is only ;s. THE MONUMENT ON BUNKER HILL, 76 THE STORY OF AMERICA. when we come close to the history of the war that we fully recognize how greatwas his military genius—a genius which justly entitles him to rank with the few truly great soldiers of his-tory, such as Alexander,Caesar, Napoleon, and VonMoltke. Almost aloneamong the American gen-erals of the Revolution, hewas always willing to subor-dinate his own personalglory to the final successof his deep laid and com-prehensive plans. Againand again he risked hisstanding with Congress,and ran the danger ofbeing superseded by oneor another jealous generalof lower rank, rather thanyield in a particle his de-liberate scheme of cam-paign. Others receivedthe popular honors for bril-liant sino^le movementswhile he waited and plan-ned for the final the main lines of hisstrategy were we shall en-deavor to make clear inthe following sketch :— When the news of therunning figh
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