American Continental Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Continental_Army

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:commanderInChief	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1783
gptkbp:established	1775
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Valley_Forge gptkb:Morristown
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	American Continental Army
gptkbp:legacy	foundation of the United States Army
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill gptkb:Battle_of_Princeton gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton gptkb:Battle_of_Saratoga gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Henry_Knox gptkb:Baron_von_Steuben gptkb:Benedict_Arnold gptkb:Horatio_Gates gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette gptkb:Nathanael_Greene
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Siege_of_Boston gptkb:Newburgh_Conspiracy gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Delaware_River gptkb:Winter_at_Valley_Forge gptkb:Mutiny_of_the_Pennsylvania_Line
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Loyalists gptkb:Hessian_mercenaries
gptkbp:peakPeriod	about 80,000
gptkbp:predecessor	militant
gptkbp:primaryMission	achieve independence from Great Britain
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Grand_Union_Flag
gptkbp:type	land force
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Surrender_of_British_General_Cornwallis_at_Yorktown
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6