Question

In the Siege of 1702 at St. Augustine we have an early example of a common feature Americans always showed in their wars - initiative. As a later famous American general said "A good plan violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan executed next week." (George S. Patton). Here we see an early application of that idea. Shortly after England went to war, South Carolina decided on its own to invade Florida and proceeded promptly. While the action was not a success,it was a decent try and eventually later attempts on the same fort were a success. So your question for this assignment is, what was the primary reason for this South Carolina assault on St Augustine? Several potential reasons are provided in the article, pick one (4 points), explain why it is the primary reason, and support your idea with at least two historical examples.

Answer 1

South Carolina made an assault on St Augustine with the idea to find what are the pros and cons of the St Augustine and also it's so that it find out a way to win the war and conquer the fort. Yes whatever American general said was correct in a war always taking the initiative will give you an advantage to find the disadvantages and advantages what you and your enemy have on each other.

If your intiative was good enough and the attempt you made will help to get an advantage finding how quickly the enemy is responding. It will create a fear in your enemy that you may which will eventually a plus to you.

Ex: Hitler took the initiative to attack Russia during 2nd world war which changed the entire war.

Mohammad Ghajini made the initiative to attack India and capture the country which he failed 16 times and at last 17 time he was able to do.