Continental forces of the American Revolution

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The Continental forces of the American Revolution were the unified military forces organized by the rebelling American colonies, including the Continental Army and supporting units, that fought against British rule during the Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
alliedWith Dutch Republic (naval and financial support) NERFINISHED
French armed forces NERFINISHED
Spanish forces (indirectly)
commanderInChief George Washington NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States (Thirteen Colonies / United States in formation) NERFINISHED
disbanded after the Treaty of Paris 1783
endTime 1783
flag various early American flags including the Grand Union Flag
garrison Morristown winter encampments NERFINISHED
Valley Forge winter encampment (1777–1778) NERFINISHED
hasPart Continental Army NERFINISHED
Continental Marines NERFINISHED
Continental Navy NERFINISHED
artillery units
cavalry units
commissary and supply services
engineer units
intelligence and scouting elements
logistics and quartermaster units
medical services
state line regiments
state militia units
language English
legacy precursor to the United States Armed Forces
legislativeBody Continental Congress NERFINISHED
location Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
North America
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic chronic shortages of supplies and pay
gradual professionalization over the course of the war
reliance on militia support
notableCommander Anthony Wayne NERFINISHED
Benedict Arnold NERFINISHED
Daniel Morgan NERFINISHED
Henry Knox NERFINISHED
Horatio Gates NERFINISHED
Israel Putnam NERFINISHED
John Sullivan NERFINISHED
Nathanael Greene NERFINISHED
Philip Schuyler NERFINISHED
notableEvent mutinies over pay and conditions in several Continental units
notableForeignAdvisor Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben GENERATED
Casimir Pulaski GENERATED
Marquis de Lafayette GENERATED
Tadeusz Kościuszko GENERATED
opponent British Army NERFINISHED
Hessian auxiliaries NERFINISHED
Loyalist militias NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
organizedBy Second Continental Congress NERFINISHED
partOf Patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War
purpose to secure independence from Great Britain
recruitment longer-term Continental enlistments
short-term enlistment contracts
state quotas for regiments
volunteer enlistment
religion religiously diverse, predominantly Protestant
significantBattle Battle of Bunker Hill NERFINISHED
Battle of Long Island NERFINISHED
Battle of Monmouth NERFINISHED
Battles of Trenton and Princeton NERFINISHED
Saratoga campaign NERFINISHED
Siege of Boston NERFINISHED
Siege of Yorktown NERFINISHED
startTime 1775
trainingReform Prussian-style drill introduced by von Steuben at Valley Forge

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Continental Army headquarters partOf Continental forces of the American Revolution
John André capturedBy Continental forces of the American Revolution
this entity surface form: Continental forces
Securing the Old Northwest for the United States aboutOrganization Continental forces of the American Revolution
this entity surface form: Continental forces