of the Congress, General Washington states that, ³We are now as it were, upon the eve of another dissolution of our Army;...unless some speedy, and effectual measures are adopted by Congress, our cause will be lost...An Army formed of good Officers moves like Clock-Work; but there is no Situaiton upon Earth, less enviable...than that Person¹s who is at the head of Troops...are unprovided with almost every necessary.²1 This realization of Washington that a standing army was imperative to success, began the mass mobilization of the colonial military engagement. Washington received his desire and took command of the first Continental Army where he was greatly respected, admired, and honored.
             The formation of the first colonial professional army was not well received, as long enlistments, rampant disease, and insubordination plagued the division. In Spring of 1776, the British began drafting plans to attack New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Washington and his men arrived in New York Harbor only to be chased around the islands by over 30,000 Brit
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