You have failed me for the last time Admiral………….commences force choke on Scout……..Well hopefully somebody will see this post and can break it down for us.  I know Washington sat out in White Plains while the British occupied the port cities on the coast.  Then every now and then Washington would probe British defenses or make a bold move.  In large part you are correct, it was a waiting game.  Britain sent its "B" and "C" teams to deal with the pesky Americans while they focused their attention on the Continent.

I don't think of Washington as a great general.  He was lucky and had some help.  He wasn't much of a risk taker and understood that he didn't have to win the battles to win the war itself.  He was competent at best, but was no tactical genius by any stretch.

Donnie you always seemed more military-historian than your area of study makes you out to be.

I love military history especially American Civil War, but my two primary loves are Ancient History and Church History.  As I have said in the past, I made it a point to have a working knowledge of just about every historical era and topical area.  I've grown a bit rusty though since I haven't been in school since 2006.  Areas that I lack severely are Art History, Latin American Studies, and African Studies.  There's just too much out there to concentrate on them all.