General Patton

George Patton was born in San Gabriel California on November 11, 1885. He was considered one of the most successful combat leaders of all time. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and graduated on June 11, 1909. Patton married Beatrice Ayer, who he dated while at West Point, on May 26, 1910. Patton was taking lessons at the French Cavalry School and studying French sword drills. In 1913 Patton received orders to report to the commandant of the Mounted Service School in Fort Riley. He began his military career leading cavalry troops against Mexican forces and became the first officer assigned to the new U.S. Army Tank Corps during World War I. He reached his highest point of his career during world war 2 when he lead the U.S. 7th Army in its invasion of Sicily and swept across northern France in 1944. Later that year he lead his troops in the counter attack against the german troops at the battle of Bulge. He then later drove his troops over the Rhine river covering ten thousand miles of German territory, liberating the country of the Natzi regime. Impressed by Patton's determination, Pershing promoted him to Captain and asked him to command his Headquarters Troop upon their return from Mexico. Patton became the first member of the newly established United States Tank Corps. Patton and his men achieved victory at Cambrai, France, during the world's first major tank battle in 1917. General Patton was a very good war leader and had great tactics that he used to win wars. Even though he was a great war leader he could not stop everything and was assassinated. http://www.biography.com/people/george-patton-9434904#awesm=~oDNipZb6poxUVB. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/george-smith-patton.