Washington forced his men to participate in firing squads for mutineers within their ranks, purposefully selecting the riflemen from groupings of other co-conspirators and their closest friends to pull the trigger; all to send a powerful and unforgettable message.
Keep in mind, these mutineers were EATING THEIR OWN BOOTS for food, forced to scavenge the countryside for sustenance, weathered brutal freezing conditions with nary a tent to spare them. They had all endured countless casualties from both the battles themselves and the harsh living conditions, all of which lasted for years, and only broke down to mutiny because their pay was threatened from the burgeoning nation's rising inflation due to unyielding wartime disruption and the lack of wage approvals from the Continental Congress.
Even with all of that, Washington knew that the CAUSE was to be prioritized above ALL ELSE, i.e: NO QUARTER for those who fail to uphold their oath and their sworn devotion to our nation, even from fellow officers. After barely a hasty trial, they were forced to simply dig their own graves and to take a torn piece of cloth and told to wear it over their eyes; the last thing they would ever see. The riflemen carried out their orders shedding tears themselves.
We are FAR beyond anything that was recorded in 1781, to the point that even Benedict Arnold himself would have been disgusted. THIS IS TREASON and when this is all over, I expect no less a fate for the treasonous wretches who've disenfranchised TENS OF MILLIONS of their countrymen, directly contributing the destruction of countless lives and doing irreparable harm to our Republic in the process.
Washington forced his men to participate in firing squads for mutineers within their ranks, purposefully selecting the riflemen from groupings of other co-conspirators and their closest friends to pull the trigger; all to send a powerful and unforgettable message.
Keep in mind, these mutineers were EATING THEIR OWN BOOTS for food, forced to scavenge the countryside for sustenance, weathered brutal freezing conditions with nary a tent to spare them. They had all endured countless casualties from both the battles themselves and the harsh living conditions, all of which lasted for years, and only broke down to mutiny because their pay was threatened from the burgeoning nation's rising inflation due to unyielding wartime disruption and the lack of wage approvals from the Continental Congress.
Even with all of that, Washington knew that the CAUSE was to be prioritized above ALL ELSE, i.e: NO QUARTER for those who fail to uphold their oath and their sworn devotion to our nation, even from fellow officers. After barely a hasty trial, they were forced to simply dig their own graves and to take a torn piece of cloth and told to wear it over their eyes; the last thing they would ever see. The riflemen carried out their orders shedding tears themselves.
We are FAR beyond anything that was recorded in 1781, to the point that even Benedict Arnold himself would have been disgusted. THIS IS TREASON and when this is all over, I expect no less a fate for the treasonous wretches who've disenfranchised TENS OF MILLIONS of their countrymen, directly contributing the destruction of countless lives and doing irreparable harm to our Republic in the process.
This. No quarter!