The Continental Army consisted of soldiers from all the Thirteen Colonies and, after 1776, from all 13 states. The American Revolutionary War began at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on … See more

Governing bodies
Military affairs were at first managed by the Continental Congress in plenary session, … See more

The Continental Army lacked the discipline typically expected of an army. When they first assembled, the count of how many soldiers George Washington had was delayed a little over a … See more

• Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1775–1776
• Loantaka Valley, Morristown, New Jersey, January 1777 – May 1777.
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The Continental Army's forces included several successive armies or establishments:
• The Continental Army of 1775, comprising the initial New England Army, was organized by Washington into three divisions, six … See more

At the time of the siege of Boston, the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in June 1775, is estimated to have numbered from 14,000 to 16,000 men from New … See more

A small residual force remained at West Point and some frontier outposts until Congress created the United States Army by their resolution of June 3, 1784. Although Congress declined on May 12 to make a decision on the peace establishment, it … See more