Conway Cabal

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The Conway Cabal was an informal group of American Revolutionary War officers and politicians who, dissatisfied with George Washington’s leadership, schemed unsuccessfully to replace him as commander-in-chief.

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Conway Cabal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political conspiracy ⓘ
afterEffect damage to reputations of some critics of Washington ⓘ
resignation of Thomas Conway from the Continental Army ⓘ
aim appointment of Horatio Gates as commander-in-chief ⓘ
removal of George Washington as commander-in-chief ⓘ
cause dissatisfaction with Washington’s military leadership ⓘ
jealousy over Washington’s influence ⓘ
political rivalries in the Continental Congress ⓘ
characterizedAs informal group rather than organized plot ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
documentedIn letters between Continental Army officers ⓘ
records of the Continental Congress ⓘ
endTime 1778 ⓘ
genre military-political intrigue ⓘ
hasCause Conway’s critical letter about Washington ⓘ
hasEffectOn civil-military relations in early United States ⓘ
public perception of George Washington’s leadership ⓘ
hasPart attempt to replace George Washington as commander-in-chief ⓘ
criticism of George Washington ⓘ
letters criticizing George Washington ⓘ
historicalAssessment often considered exaggerated as a conspiracy ⓘ
location Continental Army ⓘ
Continental Congress ⓘ
mainSubject George Washington ⓘ
namedAfter Thomas Conway ⓘ
opposedBy Continental Congress majority ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
opposes George Washington’s continued command ⓘ
outcome failure to remove George Washington ⓘ
strengthening of George Washington’s political position ⓘ
participant Benjamin Rush ⓘ
Continental Army officers ⓘ
Horatio Gates ⓘ
James Lovell ⓘ
Richard Henry Lee ⓘ
Samuel Adams ⓘ
Thomas Conway ⓘ
Thomas Mifflin ⓘ
members of the Continental Congress ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
linked to: Saratoga campaign

Washington’s winter at Valley Forge ⓘ
significantFigure George Washington ⓘ
Horatio Gates ⓘ
Thomas Conway ⓘ
startTime 1777 ⓘ
timePeriod American Revolution ⓘ

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Thomas Conway → involvedIn → Conway Cabal ⓘ