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1. www.nps.gov › articles › 000General George Meade's Forgotten Council of War

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   During the lengthy analysis and trial with the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in 1864, when Major General Daniel Sickles aggressively maligned Meade in the hopes of salvaging his own reputation, more detailed reports of this overlooked July 4, 1863, council were recorded.

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   Oct 13, 2024 · Council of War. The battlefield fell silent around 10:30 p.m., except for the cries of the wounded and dying. Meade made his decision late that night in a council of war that included his senior staff officers and corps commanders.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Council_of_warCouncil of war - Wikipedia

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   Councils of war are typically held when matters of great importance must be decided, consensus must be reached with subordinates, or when the commanding officer is unsure of his position. The classic council of war includes a discussion and then a vote, often taken without the senior commander present to influence or intimidate the subordinates.

4. tudorsdynasty.com › the-regency-council-of-edward-viThe Regency Council of Edward VI - Tudors Dynasty

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   Nov 11, 2023 · In the will of Henry VIII, he formed a regency council of sixteen men, men who he trusted to keep his best interests in mind during the minority of King Edward. The late king’s wish was to have a council to make decisions instead of one person.

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   Sep 16, 2024 · On the 5th and 6th of August 1914 meetings of ministers, chiefs of staff and other senior officers were summoned mainly to decide on sending an expedionary force to France. These...

6. www.open.edu › openlearn › history-the-artsExpert opinion: Origins of the First World War | OpenLearn ...

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   Jan 13, 2014 · Ever since the First World War started, historians have debated why it began; we’re now looking at a hundred year debate; we’re looking at mountains of documents; thousands of books written on the topic; and yet even now historians don’t agree on why war started in 1914.

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   What is a Council of war?

   • Councils of war are typically held when matters of great importance must be decided, consensus must be reached with subordinates, or when the commanding officer is unsure of his position. The classic council of war includes a discussion and then a vote, often taken without the senior commander present to influence or intimidate the subordinates.

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   What was a 'Council of war' in 1914?

   • On the 5th and 6th of August 1914 meetings of ministers, chiefs of staff and other senior officers were summoned mainly to decide on sending an expedionary force to France. These meetings were described as 'councils of war'.

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   How do officers vote in a Council of war?

   • The tradition in such meetings is that the officers vote in reverse sequence of their seniority, with the junior officers voting first. In civilian usage, council of war can describe any important meeting, such as in business, that must reach a decision under the pressure of adverse conditions.

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   Did the Cabinet use a subordinate body to advise on war policy?

   • After these two meetings no attempt appears to have been made by the Cabinet to use a subordinate body to advise on the general conduct of the war until the War Council was appointed in November 1914 to consider general matters of war policy, the secretariat of the Committee of Imperial Defence providing the secretarial needs of this new body.

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   Why did General Meade have a meeting with General Sickles?

   • Similar criticisms were hurled at Meade for his meeting on July 4. During the lengthy analysis and trial with the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in 1864, when Major General Daniel Sickles aggressively maligned Meade in the hopes of salvaging his own reputation, more detailed reports of this overlooked July 4, 1863, council were recorded.

   General George Meade's Forgotten Council of War - U.S. National Park

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   Did General Meade have a Council of war at Gettysburg?

   • Yet, this was not the only Council of War General Meade held at Gettysburg; another one took place on July 4.

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8. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › king-charles-iKing Charles I: Decision at Naseby - Warfare History Network

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   Rupert’s hand was further weakened by the king’s inexplicable decision in March 1645 to set up a semi-independent Council of the West, under Charles’s inexperienced 14-year-old son, the Prince of Wales, to run military affairs in that part of the country.