Reposted from the main history sub. Hoping to get some more answers.

I've been doing a lot of reading lately, specifically concerning the American Revolution. Now, I was taught all through elementary and high school (have yet to take a Revolution course in college) that George Washington lost more battles than he won. It's commonly accepted that he lost seven battles: Fort Necessity, Long Island, Kip's Bay, White Plains, Fort Washington, Brandywine, and Germantown. Yet, I also count nine victories: Jumonville Glenn, the Siege of Boston, Harlem Heights, both battles of Trenton, Princeton, White Marsh, Monmouth, and Yorktown. Now, some might not give credit to Washington for the Siege of Boston, saying that it was only a handful of skirmishes following the British retreat into the city. Fair enough. And others might call Monmouth a draw, but I would disagree with this. Even so, Washington's military record would stand a 7-7 without those two battles. And another question, Washington often gets blamed for the defeat at Long Island, but wasn't Israel Putnam more at fault? The books and articles I've read indicate he was to blame, although they didn't go into much detail (and, in my opinion, I would blame Congress, not Washington or Putnam; they ordered the Continental Army to defend New York Harbor without any navy whatsoever. Seems like a recipe for disaster).