In Roysters book “A Revolutionary People At War : The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783” he writes “The War of the American Revolution lasted for eight years – years that severely tested Americans ' dedication to independence. In the process, the countries first war both shaped and tested American 's ideals of national character” (Royster 3) The Revolutionary War would be the first test of American strength and its character as an independent nation. The Army was at the forefront of the war, along with its beginning, traditions of the Army were being written with the …show more content…
General Washington lead the Army into what seemed like certain defeat. With a new understanding of tactics and strategy, Washington had his sights set on finishing of Great Britian. America was fighting along side its true ally in France. With the aid and help of the French forces, Yorktown was going to be a enormous victory, or a disheartening defeat. The battle of Yorktown was the final test for the newly formed U.S Army. With a tremendous victory for the United States, the war that had raged on for eight years would finally come to an end. The American Army helped the nation establish independence and its own identity. The war that made the United States would be the beginning of the U.S Army, the structure that followed would be in tradition of what the Revolution had