State University of New York College at Buffalo - Buffalo State College Digital Commons at Buffalo State History Theses History and Social Studies Education 5-2021 Failoure On All Fronts: The United States Army in the First Year of the War of 1812 Gary H. Nobbs Jr. Buffalo State College,
[email protected] Advisor Dr. Andrew Nicholls First Reader Dr. Andrew Nicholls Second Reader Dr. David Carson Department Chair Andrew D. Nicholls, Ph.D. To learn more about the History and Social Studies Education Department and its educational programs, research, and resources, go to https://history.buffalostate.edu/. Recommended Citation Nobbs, Gary H. Jr., "Failoure On All Fronts: The United States Army in the First Year of the War of 1812" (2021). History Theses. 50. https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/history_theses/50 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/history_theses Part of the Canadian History Commons, Other History Commons, and the United States History Commons FAILURE ON ALL FRONTS: The United States Army in the first year of the War of 1812 By Gary Nobbs Jr. A Thesis in History Master of Arts May 2021 State University of New York College at Buffalo Department of History and Social Studies Education Approved by: Andrew Nicholls, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of History and Social Studies Education Thesis Adviser Kevin J. Miller, Ed.D. Dean of the Graduate School 1 Introdcution "When a nation is without establishments and a military system, it is very difficult to organize an army."1 Such was the observation of none other than one of history's greatest generals and statesman, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.