After this man bought up huge tracts of land, he became involved in a dispute with Joseph Plumb Martin over the right to farm that property, and reportedly bankrupted Martin. When this general threatened to resign from the army over the appointment of Philippe du Coudray, that French soldier of fortune was reassigned to the post of inspector general. This man made the deci
After this man bought up huge tracts of land, he became involved in a dispute with Joseph Plumb Martin over the right to farm that property, and reportedly bankrupted Martin. When this general threatened to resign from the army over the appointment of Philippe du Coudray, that French soldier of fortune was reassigned to the post of inspector general. This man made the decision to storm the stone house of Benjamin Chew at the Battle of Germantown and use that home as a fort. He initially led the contingent of officers that drafted a letter complaining about war pensions, during the Newburgh Conspiracy. This man, who also founded the Society of the Cincinnati, is best known for fortifying Dorchester Heights by conducting the "noble train of artillery," in which he transported a bunch of cannons from Fort Ticonderoga. For 10 points, name this fat general from Maine who Washington appointed as the first Secretary of War.