NJSACOP COMMAND & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE, INDEPENDENCE HALL & TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLIDER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE


The Battle of Brandywine George Washington vs William Howe


Late in the summer of 1777, Gen. William Howe prepared to march on Philadelphia, leading 15,000 British and Hessian troops. Hastening to turn back the attack, Gen. George Washington met Howe’s forces at Brandywine Creek near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with 14,000 men. The American defeat that followed ultimately led to the terrible winter at Valley Forge and the Revolutionary War’s darkest days.


This battle pitted the new style of inclusive leadership practiced by Gen. George Washington against the more rigid leadership of British Gen. Sir William Howe. When the fight was over, Washington’s army had been defeated but not routed. The army would live to fight another day. Leadership was the key.


Leadership lessons of command and control, effective communication and decision-making, strategic planning and inspiration will be examined in this historical case study with lessons for modern leaders of police organizations which transcend time.


FACULTY: Professor William “Pat” Schuber


Pat is an Assistant Professor with Fairleigh Dickinson University, former County Executive of Bergen County NJ, and teacher of, among other courses, “Leading in Times of Crisis” and other leadership and management topics.


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