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President George Washington went down in history as being a genius military strategist who valiantly lead the Colonists as they defeated the British Army. What is not so well known is how he did it. General Washington had only the bare minimum of supplies and was working with a small (and relatively poorly trained) army. Washington knew this. He was well aware of his weaknesses and knew that any offensive would most likely end in the unnecessary death of his soldiers, the defeat of the Colonists, and a British victory. Instead of attack, Washington demonstrated elegant retreat. Having a realistic assessment of the situation, he realized that the time had not yet come (nor would it come) for an offense based victory; however through perpetual retreat deeper into the countryside Washington knew that eventually the British would simply give up and in this way he would be victorious. This is exactly what happened. Washington won the revolutionary war through the strategy and practice of active retreat while waiting for his enemy to tire and fall. This same strategy was successfully employed by the Russians against Napoleon. In our lives when active striving is not helping us reach our goals we may want to consider a strategy of active and elegant retreat.
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