This is part of an ongoing series on war movies and great lessons we can learn from them. Today, we take a look at a scene from Gettysburg (1993).
Setting: American Civil War
July 3rd, 1863
After two days of battle near the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, both the Union army (under General George Meade) and the Confederate Army (under General Robert E. Lee) had suffered heavy losses. For several days one of Lee’s most talented and trusted cavalry officers, General J.E.B Stuart, was absent, conducting a series of unnecessary raids around the countryside. As a result of his absence, Lee missed crucial intelligence information he needed to plan his attacks. Stuart rode into camp after the second day of battle, oblivious to the plight of the army he served.
We’re human, and so we fail. The great leaders know how to teach us through our failures. They want us to succeed, but they will hold us accountable for the consequences of our actions. Learn from your mistakes, as a man does. The great leaders will trust you to do so, and send you back into the fight, hopefully a little wiser.
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This is part of an ongoing series called War Stories: Lessons from the Movies.
Prior posts:
Black Hawk Down