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Why do you think general grant allowed total war to be used to defeat lee but then offered to feed lees men after there surrender?
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∙ 11y ago
Grant was not acting out of personal cruelty when he applied such harsh measures in the field. He knew that attrition was the only way.
After the surrender, he could afford to be generous, and he certainly was. No hangings or jailings, and a good meal for every Confederate soldier, probably their first in months.
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Why do you think General Grant allowed total war to be used to defeat lee but then offered to feed Lee's men after their surrender?
Because he was a pragmatist and a good simplifier of problems, who realised that his scorched-earth policy was the quickest way to end the war. He was not acting out of deliberate cruelty. His terms of surrender to Lee at Appomattox were so generous that Lee would not hear a word against his old enemy for the rest of his life.
Why did the Americans think that Japan would never surrender in World War 2?
This is actually a misconception, as Japan had already offered the peace terms that were eventually agreed upon at the conclusion of the war. Specifically, they offered to surrender and declare defeat as long as they could keep their Emperor, which Truman refused, as he needed time to allow for the completion of the nuclear bomb in order to showcase its deadliness to Stalin. When Japan did finally offer unconditional surrender, they were allowed to keep their Emperor anyway.
What is Meaning of surrender and is there any god whose name is Surrender?
Admit defeat & no.
Which word means the same as vanquish bury surrender defeat or defend?
defeat
What is mass defeat?
The surrender of an army (perhaps).
What fort were the french forced to surrender in the french and Indian war?
The French's defeat occurred during the battles of Sainte-Foy and Restigouche. A surrender was negotiated between Governor Vaudreuil and General Amherst in 1760.
What prevented Lieutenant General US Grant from winning the US Civil War by defeating Rebel armies on the battlefields?
He did defeat them. He was General-in-Chief, and personally took the surrender of Lee, which effectively ended the war.
What is the definition of surrender?
To give up or admit defeat.
How did England plan to defeat France?
No one can defeat France, because they surrender before anyone can attack.
What stopped the Holocaust?
The defeat and surrender of Germany in May, 1945.
How did Washington defeat the British?
He forced the british to surrender at Yorktown
What caused Confederate General James Longstreet to offer his resignation at the end of 1863?
In a letter to General Samuel Cooper, General James Longstreet offered to be relieved of duty due to the defeat at Knoxville, Tennessee. Longstreet took responsibility for the attempt to be successful in Tennessee.
