Long March

By Marc Stockwell-Moniz

Throughout the annals of military history, a long march is not uncommon for an

army. Hannibal’s march over the Alps and Communist-tyrant Mao and his Red

Army were just two examples of long-marches that are well known in history pages.

However, do many Americans know about General Washington’s long-march?

In late summer and early autumn of 1781, our beloved General Washington

marched his Continental Army, accompanied by General Rochambeau and the

French Army, to Yorktown, Virginia. At Yorktown, the combined Franco-

American armies met General Lafayette and his army. Lafayette had been

fighting the British for months in the American South.

During the march, General Washington led his army right past British Commander

General Henry Clinton. Clinton’s army was in New York City at the time. General

Washington needed to pass by him without incurring a fight. General Washington

was able to do this by deception, cunning and ruse. The 650-mile-trip lasted from

June 18, 1781 to October 1, 1781. The three and one-half month march is perhaps

the most important trek that an American army has ever made.

The ultimate result of General Washington’s long-march was the allied victory

that effectively ended the Revolutionary War. This in turn sent the British on their

own long-march and that was into the history pages, as they lost their American

colonies.

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