Awful lot of great man syndrome; the obvious "stick your arm in a bucket of water; now pull it out; that's how important you are" metaphor comes to mind.
The problem with invincible generals is that everyone thought Burgoyne, Prevost, Ross, and Pakenham were world-beaters at one point, as well.
When the plots turn on deus ex machina to the nth degree, ye olde suspensione ofe disbeliefe gets a bit ... unbelievable.
I mean, it is possible to be dealt a winning hand - take your pick of what you want - but it is pretty damn unlikely.
Generally, one has to work for it...
Best,
Well that didn't take long.
I would like to say that I am surprised by your response, but no I'm not.
Its not as if some other characters get a little over hyped, Andy Jackson were looking at you!
If a scenario written by a decorated paratrooper and a graduate of the Command & General Staff College and the Army War College is unacceptable to you then I seriously doubt that anything any of us will say is going to make any difference.
He is a noted lecturer and historian of the era, having written three other books on the subject.
And cannot be considered by any means a Brit-Wanker, as evidenced by this lecture at Fort Ticonderoga, you can get the full version on the c-span site.
To be honest in some parts I thought the US of A did a little too well.
With the suddenly being able to cast, equip and move heavy field guns, and only failing at 2nd Saratoga due to the duplicity of the state militias, that bit was way too deus ex machine!!!