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The Continental Army was created to coordinate military efforts of the colonies in the war against the British, who sought to maintain control over the American colonies. General George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and maintained this position throughout the war.
Continental Army soldiers 1782. In the right foreground is an enlisted artilleryman. In the left and center foreground are shown a captain and a lieutenant. A watercolor painting by Charles M. Lefferts depicting a variety of Continental Army uniforms. On 27 May 1778 Congress reduced the quota of infantry regiments in the state lines to 80.
This is a category of enlisted soldiers of the Continental Army. For commissioned officers, see Category:Continental Army officers. Many soldiers who fought for the United States in the Revolutionary War were in state militias rather than the Continental Army.
The enlistments of most soldiers in the Continental Army of 1775 expired on the last day of the year. On January 1, 1776, a new army was established. General George Washington had submitted recommendations for reorganization to the Continental Congress almost immediately after accepting the position of Commander-in-Chief, but these took time to ...
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 through three major establishments: the first in 1775, the second in 1776, and the third from 1777 until after the end of the war.
British General Charles Cornwallis ordered the burning of a Continental Army barracks in Colonial Williamsburg in 1781. What he hoped to destroy forever was recently found by archaeologists ...
The Continental Army was established by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775 which is also recognized as the founding date of its successor, the United States Army. On that day, the Continental Congress assumed responsibility for militia regiments that had been raised by the colonies of New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and ...
BOLIVAR – Fort Laurens Museum will partner with the Brigade of the American Revolution to provide an event commemorating the 245th anniversary of the Continental Army's arrival to the site of ...