Valley Forge
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When the Plan Cannot Survive: Leadership at the Battle of the Clouds; Pt. 2 of the Threshold to Leadership Philadelphia Campaign Series
Five days after losing at Brandywine on September 11, 1777, George Washington prepared to fight again. On September 16, 1777, the Continental Army and British forces maneuvered toward another confrontation in Chester County, near modern day Malvern. Washington was ready. The British were ready. Nature was not. A severe storm swept across the region. Heavy… Continue reading
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The Cost of the Crossing: Memorial Day Memories of the Soldiers at Matson’s Ford, Leadership at the Threshold, and the Human Sacrifice of December 11, 1777
The Cost of the Crossing: Memorial Day memories of the Battle of Matson’s Ford on December 11, 1777 and leadership at the threshold, examined through the lens of The Threshold Framework as developed by leadership strategist, author, and attorney Sheilah Vance. Continue reading
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The Threshold Framework™: Five Leadership Principles for Times of Uncertainty
Introducing The Threshold Framework: Five Leadership Principles for Times of Uncertainty Continue reading
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No Kings Day and the Threshold to Valley Forge: What We Owe to Those Who Refused a Crown
No Kings Day and the Threshold to Valley Forge: What We Owe to Those Who Refused a Crown Continue reading
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Fabulous Gulph Mills Encampment Monument Rededication Ceremony, 12/16
Rededication Ceremony of the Gulph Mills Encampment Monument Continue reading
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Day 7, Dec. 19, 1777 — Washington’s Army marches out of Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and on to Valley Forge
Day 7, 12/19/1777–George Washington and the Continental Army march out of the Gulph Mills Encampment and on to Valley Forge Continue reading
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Day 6, Dec. 18, 1777 — George Washington’s Army celebrates the new nation’s first Thanksgiving at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and prepares to set up camp at Valley Forge; the French King officially recognizes the new United States
Gulph Mills Encampment, Day 6, Dec. 18, 1777 — George Washington’s Army celebrates the new nation’s first Thanksgiving at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and prepares to set up camp at Valley Forge; the French King officially recognizes the new United States Continue reading
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Day 5, Dec. 17, 1777 — Gen. Washington issues inspirational orders announcing the move to Valley Forge and prepares for nation’s first Thanksgiving celebration on Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
Day 5 of the Gulph Mills Encampment, 12/17/1777: George Washington issues inspirational orders announcing the move to Valley Forge and prepares for the nation’s first Thanksgiving celebration. Continue reading
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Day 4, Gulph Mills Encampment: 12/16/1777–Tents arrive, British Soldiers captured, and Washington’s aides-de-camp indicate winter quarters decided.
Letter from George Washington’s aide-de-camp, John Fitzgerald, to Major John Clark, Jr., 12/16/1777, on the location of winter quarters for the Continental Army. [Library of Congress, George Washington Papers] On this Day 4 of the Gulph Mills Encampment, tents finally arrived to shield the soldiers from the weather. Up to this point, they made lean-to’s… Continue reading
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Listen to my podcast set the stage for the Gulph Mills Encampment
Podcast on the lead up to the Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment Continue reading
