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With a reputation greater than his ability Essex cashiered his most experienced officers for previous failures, then ignored his orders to attack Tyrone due to 'dangers that might ensue'. Essex would squander the largest army deployed against Tyrone. This won't end well for Essex
Admiral Byng (executed #OTD 1757) continued to haunt the press well into the next century. His example was raised in relation to General John Whitelocke, who was cashiered in 1808 for failing in an assault on Buenos Aires
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Wallace Polsom, "Ask Me No Questions XXXVIII" (2020), paper collage, 18.1 x 23.1 cm | https://t.co/Wmutg3lXML #papercollage #collage #collageart #art #artistsontwitter #contemporaryart #history #generalcuster #cashiered #surreal #surrealism