Continental Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (171)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_organization
gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:allied_with gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:challenges financial difficulties
training deficiencies
desertion
lack of supplies
inexperienced soldiers
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:General_Horatio_Gates
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:conducted winter encampments
gptkbp:consists_of gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1783
gptkbp:dissolved 1783
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
siege warfare
gptkbp:established gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:Continental_Navy
gptkb:military_history
military discipline
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Grand_Union_Flag
gptkbp:formed 1775
June 14, 1775
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Marines
American independence
liberty and justice
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Newburgh,_New_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Continental Army
gptkbp:influenced military tactics worldwide
future U. S. military
gptkbp:initial_size approximately 20,000 soldiers
gptkbp:inspired future military strategies
gptkbp:involved_in diplomatic efforts
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:is_adopted_by Continental Colors
gptkbp:is_based_in gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
gptkbp:is_led_by gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Horatio_Gates
gptkb:General_Horatio_Gates
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkb:Patriot
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:French_Army
militia units
militia forces
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkbp:legacy foundation of U. S. Army
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Saratoga
gptkb:Siege_of_Boston
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Nathaniel_Greene
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:William_Whipple
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Clinton
gptkb:John_Sullivan
gptkb:William_Heath
gptkb:George_Read
gptkb:George_Rogers_Clark
gptkb:Jonathan_Dayton
gptkb:Henry_Lee
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:James_Clinton
gptkb:Nathaniel_Greene
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Wythe
gptkb:Joseph_Warren
gptkb:Francis_Lewis
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:Elbridge_Gerry
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Horatio_Gates
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Joseph_Reed
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Richard_Stockton
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:Thomas_Paine
gptkb:William_Floyd
gptkb:William_Paterson
gptkb:Robert_Treat_Paine
gptkb:Daniel_Boone
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Samuel_Chase
gptkb:Francis_Hopkinson
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Caesar_Rodney
gptkb:Lyman_Hall
gptkb:Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Thomas_Gage
gptkb:William_Livingston
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkb:John_Witherspoon
gptkb:Ethan_Allen
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkb:Stephen_Hopkins
gptkb:William_Prescott
gptkb:Abraham_Clark
gptkb:Charles_Carroll
gptkb:John_Stark
gptkb:John_Hart
gptkb:John_Langdon
gptkb:Cornwallis
gptkb:George_Clymer
gptkb:Israel_Putnam
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:William_Howe
gptkb:Richard_Montgomery
gptkb:Thomas_Mc_Kean
gptkb:Philip_Schuyler
gptkb:William_Paca
gptkb:James_Wolfe
gptkb:William_Ellery
gptkb:John_Burgoyne
gptkb:Lachlan_Mc_Intosh
gptkb:Richard_Bland
gptkbp:objective independence from Great Britain
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
gptkbp:operational_period 1775 to 1783
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:promoted patriotism
gptkbp:provides_support_for gptkb:France
gptkbp:purpose fight against British rule
gptkbp:received_aid foreign governments
gptkbp:received_support foreign volunteers
gptkbp:recruited_from colonial militias
gptkbp:significant_event Winter at Valley Forge
gptkbp:size varied
varied throughout the war
gptkbp:strength approximately 12,000
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Valley_Forge
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:blue
gptkbp:used_uniforms blue coats
gptkbp:utilized gptkb:intelligence_operations
supply depots
cavalry units
artillery units
logistics and supply chains
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British
gptkb:Pierre_Charles_L'_Enfant
gptkb:Pierre_L'_Enfant
gptkb:Department_of_Defense
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3