#Todayin1776: George Washington Wants His Aides-de-Camp PAID

About this episode

The episode discusses George Washington's efforts to secure better pay for his aides-de-camp amidst personnel shortages in the Continental Army.

The Continental Army deals with all kinds of personnel problems and shortages. In this case, Washington is taking the step of explicitly requesting better pay for his aides, as he works them very hard and must trust them with so much. He is afraid the good ones will leave his employ to seek other options if he can't pay them adequately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• American history
• George Washington
• military personnel
• pay issues
• Continental Army

Keywords

• George Washington
• aides-de-camp
• Continental Army
• pay
• personnel problems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Continental Army

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