Lord Granby is praised as a capable cavalry commander and a decent man for his time. In this account, Lord Germain refused to let him charge because he did not want Granby to gain honour and glory. Jealousy over another officer's reputation is the proposed explanation for a missed battlefield opportunity. Germain's later direction of Britain's war effort in America extends the criticism from one command decision to the leadership of a war.
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Lord Granby, Lord Germain, and command rivalry
Jealousy over Granby's potential credit is offered as an explanation for Germain's refusal to permit a charge, followed by criticism of his later direction of the war in America.