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The Little Army That 

Could:

The Story of General Washington and His Army

By: Chris Smith and Patrick McKenzie

In June of 1775, the Continental Army of the United States was created by Congress in response to the 

war with Britain. They also decided that George Washington was the obvious choice for Commander of 

that Army. This is the story of that army as they travel across the country and suffer bitter defeat and 

sweet victory. This is the story of both perseverance and glory.

The story of Washington's Army, begins in 1775 Boston where the British have 

started invading Boston, Massachusetts. Washington's first order of business 

was to push back the British and prevent Boston from being destroyed. With the 

help of Henry Knox and the bravery of his soldiers, he was able to do just that. 

Washington finally pushed the British out of Boston and had a taste of victory, 

adding to their pursuit of glory, however, the war was not over.

George Washington's Army's next move was to protect New York from the 

British because of its importance to the American Navy. However, the superior 

British Army was able to flank Washington's Army and forced them to retreat 

from Long Island. Washington had now felt the pain of defeat and army morale 

had lowered, but they knew that this was only the beginning and revenge was 

on their minds. If they wanted to avenge their defeat, they would have to 

persevere.

Morale was low and Winter was upon them. Washington, however, had an idea. 

Washington, being familiar with European warfare, understood that the British 

wouldn't attack during the Winter   nor would they expect an attack. Washington 

used this against the British as he crossed the Delaware River to Trenton, New 

Jersey where he attacked a Hessian fort on Christmas Eve, 1776 and swiftly 

defeated the enemy further adding to their fame and glory.

It is now the Winter of 1777 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and George Washington is 

struggling to keep his soldiers alive from the cold and hunger. However, just as things were 

getting worse, a man by the name of Friedrich von Steuben, a former Prussian military 

commander, came to the rescue after he began training the amateur soldiers. The previously 

under trained and under qualified army under Washington, was now no longer relying 

completely on luck and Washington as well.

The newly trained army now marched on with a newly developed sense of 

confidence and rightfully so. In June of 1778, Washington led his army to 

Monmouth County, New Jersey where he attacked British forces with a fury 

never seen before. While Washington had expected victory, the battle was a tie 

after both armies suffered heavy casualties. However, since the army didn't lose, 

the battle only contributed to their glory and was a testament to their bravery 

and perseverance.

Washington and his army had now neared the end of the war as they had forced 

British forces to Yorktown, Virginia with the help of their French allies. The 

ensuing siege on Yorktown resulted in a decisive American and French victory 

over the surrendering British, ultimately the end of the Revolutionary War. 

Washington's army had just done the impossible. A once rag-tag bunch of 

soldiers, had defeated the superpower British army with the help of Friedrich von 

Steuben, Washington, and the French army. Sweet Victory! Sweet Glory!

The Americans had done the impossible after defeating the British and their 

bravery and valor were why they had won. However, if it wasn't for their 

perseverance during defeat, they wouldn't be able to achieve the glory that they 

had achieved through victory. It was the perfect underdog story and they were, 

in fact, The Little Army That Could.

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