Scott openly criticized the then Commanding General of the Army, James Wilkinson over Wilkinson's refusal to follow orders and remove troops from an unhealthy bivouac site he owned near New Orleans, which caused several illnesses and deaths.
Scott openly criticized the then Commanding General of the Army, James Wilkinson. Scott was court-martialed for insubordination in 1810 after quarreling with General James Wilkinson over Wilkinson's refusal to remove troops from an unhealthy bivouac site near New Orleans, which caused several illnesses and deaths.