The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary...
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000 active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers. FORSCOM was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command (CONARC)...
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States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers itself a continuation of the Continental Army, and...
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In the American Revolutionary War units of the Continental Army were assigned to any one of seven regional or territorial departments to decentralize their...
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The Continental Army was the national army of first the Thirteen Colonies, and then the independent United States, during the American Revolutionary War...
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American Revolutionary War (section Continental Army)
American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army. During the war, American Patriot forces...
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Petition to King George III, established the Continental Army, and elected George Washington commander of the new army. After the king issued the Proclamation...
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States Army was the title given to the service chief and highest-ranking officer of the United States Army (and its predecessor the Continental Army), prior...
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The Regular Army of the United States succeeded the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional land-based military force. In modern times...
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then under construction. In December 1776, the Continental Marines were tasked to join Washington's army at Trenton to slow the progress of British troops...
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" The United States Army also celebrates the U.S. Army birthday on this date, as Congress adopted the American continental army after reaching a consensus...
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The Continental Army was founded in response to a need for professional soldiers in the American Revolutionary War to fight the invading British Army. Until...
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Battle of Monmouth (section Continental Army)
Revolutionary War. It pitted the Continental Army, commanded by General George Washington, against the British Army in North America, commanded by General...
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attack organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton...
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The U.S. Army was founded on 14 June 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year. The...
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The Continental Army was the army raised by the Second Continental Congress to oppose the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. The army went...
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stationed there. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted to create the Continental Army out of the militia units around Boston, and the...
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Robert Howe (/haʊ/; c. 1732 – December 14, 1786) was a Continental Army general from the Province of North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War...
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Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley...
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Grand Union Flag (redirect from Continental Colors)
the Second Continental Congress operated as a de facto war government, who had authorized the creation of the Continental Army, the Continental Navy, and...
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The Continental Army was the army raised by the Second Continental Congress to oppose the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. The army went...
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George Washington (category Continental Army generals)
States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory...
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Captain (United States) (redirect from Captain (Continental Army))
Force. In the United States, the rank of captain first appeared in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. A captain was the officer placed in charge...
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concurrent positions in more than one organization, and a number of Continental Army generals also held high-ranking positions in their state militia organizations...
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The Continental Army was the army raised by the Second Continental Congress to oppose the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. The army went...
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desperately needed provisions that could otherwise benefit the Continental Army. The Continental Congress appointed Silas Deane and John Langdon to draft a...
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force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington with support from Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops led by Comte...
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James Moore (c. 1737 – c. April 15, 1777) was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War. Moore was born into a prominent political...
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commissioned under George Washington's authority as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army beginning in October 1775. The pine tree is a traditional symbol of...
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lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army (Josiah Harmar), who acted as the army's commanding officer. In the Continental Army aides to the Commander in Chief...
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