Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army

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command position historical role military office

The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army was the highest military leadership role in the American Revolutionary War, responsible for directing colonial forces against Great Britain.

Aliases (1)

Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States (later U.S. Army command roles) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	command position → historical role → military office →
appliesTo	Continental Army →
appointedBy	Second Continental Congress →
associatedWith	Continental Congress → Patriot cause in the American Revolution →
commandScope	land forces of the Continental Army →
commandType	theater-level command →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	United States (historical Thirteen Colonies) →
createdBy	Second Continental Congress →
dateCreated	June 15, 1775 →
distinctFrom	Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces (constitutional presidency) →
endTimeOfFirstTenure	December 23, 1783 →
endTimeOfSecondTenure	December 14, 1799 →
firstHolder	George Washington →
hasJurisdictionOver	Continental Army officers → Continental Army soldiers →
hierarchicalLevel	highest military command in the Continental Army →
historicalSignificance	centralized leadership for colonial forces in the American Revolution →
legalBasis	resolutions of the Continental Congress →
locationOfAuthority	Thirteen Colonies → United States →
notableHeadquartersLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts → Newburgh, New York → Valley Forge, Pennsylvania →
notableHolder	George Washington →
officeHolder	George Washington →
partOf	Continental Army command structure →
primaryOpponents	British Army → Loyalist forces →
reappointedHolder	George Washington →
responsibleFor	coordination of military campaigns against Great Britain → overall command of Continental Army forces → strategic direction of colonial military operations →
roleIn	American Revolutionary War →
seatDuringWar	field headquarters in various locations →
startTimeOfFirstTenure	June 15, 1775 →
startTimeOfSecondTenure	July 3, 1798 →
subordinateTo	Continental Congress → Second Continental Congress →
successorOffice	Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States (later U.S. Army command roles) →
symbolicAssociation	birth of the United States military tradition →
timePeriod	1775–1783 (primary wartime role) →
usedTitle	General and Commander in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies → General and Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Washington → George Washington →	positionHeld
Adjutant General of the Continental Army → Southern Department of the Continental Army →	subordinateTo
Adjutant General of the Continental Army →	appointedBy
Adjutant General of the Continental Army →	officeHolderServedUnder
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ("Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States (later U.S. Army command roles)") →	successorOffice