Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Varwi muContinental Army vaiva vazvipiri; vakabvuma kushanda muuto uye nguva dzokuverengwa kwadzo dzaiwanzotora kubva pagore rimwe kusvika kumakore matatu. Pakuvamba muhondo nguva dzokunyoresa dzakanga dziri pfupi, sezvo Continental Congress
vaitya kuti Hondo yeContinental yaigona kuzova uto rinogara riripo. Uto racho harina kumbopfuura varume 17 000. Kuchinja-chinja kwacho kwakaratidza kuva chinetso chenguva dzose, zvikurukuru munguva yechando ya1776-77, uye kunyoresa kwenguva refu kwakagamuchirwa.