Analyze Principles Of Mission Command From Performance Of General George Armstrong Custer

ANALYZE PRINCIPLES OF MISSION COMMAND FROM PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER
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Introduction
The presence of sustainability in warfighting functions legitimate the presence and practice of mission commands. From the doctrine of Army, mission commands are conducts that define military operations and decentralizes its execution. Similarly, “Army Doctrine Publication (ADP)” determines mission commands as commander’s instruction to his fellowmen for accomplishing a mission goal. All these definitions of mission command deliver the fact that mission commands are guidelines that outline the course of actions of commanders and their companions for military actions. In association, mission command is composed of six principles. For a detailed review of each principle with reference to historic view, the following study has been shaped. It addresses the performance of General George Armstrong Custer in the battle of Bighorn regarding principles of mission command.[Lundy, Mike, and Rich Creed. "The Return of US Army Field Manual 3-0, Operations." Military Review 97, no. 6 (2017): 14.] [Lovett, Donald D. The Gallant Stand: An Analysis of the Union Army of the Border's Use of Mission Command at the Battle of the Little Blue, 21 October 1864. US Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth United States, 2016.]
George Armstrong and the Battle of Bighorn
George Armstrong Custer was an American Army officer and cavalry commander who joined the army and got immediate promotions. With an age of only 23 years, Custer was entitled as a cavalry commander. He was a rebellious child who remains in punishment for most of the time for his unethical actions at the army school. His life and death both are full of contradictions due to his personality and actions. However, there is no doubt that he was a great army man of his time. He fought many fights and believed in attacking the rivals from the front rather than hunting them from behind unlike other troop leaders do. On the contrary, Custer died with two gunshots on him in his last battle termed as Battle of Little Bighorn. In this battle, Custer fought against the Native Americans. However, Custer’s operational plan was known to the rivals as a result of which sudden amendments were made on the operational plan. The actual reason for Custer’s death is still unknown. It is because as no clues were found to explain the actual happening of the ground. However, Custer was a great warrior and team leader. This fact is evident by his team’s devotion to all his commands.[Anderson, Douglas Firth. "Finding Custer: A Review." Northwestern Review 2, no. 1 (2017): 11.] [3 Anderson, Douglas Firth. "Finding Custer: A Review." Northwestern Review 2, no. 1 (2017): 11. Johannesen, Danielle. "Depictions of American Indians in George Armstrong Custer’s My Life on the Plains." Humanities8, no. 1 (2019): 56.] [5 Mueller, James E. "Custar" in the News: George Armstrong Custer in the Gettysburg Campaign." In A Press Divided, pp. 141-162. Routledge, 2017.]
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