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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army canonical	9
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	Second Continental Congress ⓘ surface form: Continental Congress Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ
commandScope	land forces of the Continental Army ⓘ
commandType	theater-level command ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ surface form: United States (historical Thirteen Colonies)
createdBy	Second Continental Congress ⓘ
dateCreated	June 15, 1775 ⓘ
distinctFrom	President of the United States ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
notableHeadquartersLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ Newburgh, New York ⓘ Valley Forge winter encampment ⓘ surface form: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
notableHolder	George Washington ⓘ
officeHolder	George Washington ⓘ
partOf	Continental Army ⓘ surface form: 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	Second Continental Congress ⓘ surface form: Continental Congress Second Continental Congress ⓘ
successorOffice	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Washington → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army → successorOffice → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States (later U.S. Army command roles)

George → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

subject surface form: George Washington

Southern Department of the Continental Army → subordinateTo → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

Adjutant General of the Continental Army → appointedBy → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

Adjutant General of the Continental Army → officeHolderServedUnder → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

Adjutant General of the Continental Army → subordinateTo → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

Badge of Military Merit created by George Washington → presentedBy → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

subject surface form: Badge of Military Merit

Northern Department of the Continental Army → subordinateTo → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ

Continental Army headquarters → operator → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ