Continental Army

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historical army military organization

The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.

Aliases (18)

Continental Army infantry ×3
Continental Army light infantry corps ×2
United States (Continental forces) ×2
American Continental Army ×1
Continental Army (early support) ×1
Continental Army at Yorktown ×1
Continental Army command structure ×1
Continental Army detachments ×1
Continental Army forces in the invasion of Canada (1775) ×1
Continental Army main army ×1
Continental Army officer corps ×1
Continental Army staff ×1
Continental Army troops ×1
Continental Army under George Washington ×1
Continental Army winter encampments ×1
George Washington’s army ×1
George Washington’s main army at Yorktown ×1
United States (Continental Army) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical army → military organization →
alliedWith	French Army → French Navy →
commanderInChief	George Washington →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	United States (historical Thirteen Colonies) →
dissolved	1783-11-03 →
foundedBy	Second Continental Congress →
hasPart	Continental Artillery → Continental Navy (cooperating service) → state militias (attached units) →
headquartersLocation	Philadelphia →
inception	1775-06-14 →
language	English →
location	Middle Colonies → New England → Southern Colonies → Thirteen Colonies →
militaryBranch	artillery → cavalry → infantry →
notableCommander	Anthony Wayne → Benedict Arnold → Charles Lee → Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben → George Washington → Henry Knox → Horatio Gates → Israel Putnam → John Sullivan → Marquis de Lafayette → Nathanael Greene →
opposedBy	British Army → Hessian troops →
partOf	Patriot forces →
purpose	defense of the Thirteen Colonies → fight for independence from Great Britain →
replacedBy	United States Army →
significantEvent	Battle of Bunker Hill → Battle of Monmouth → Battle of Princeton → Battle of Trenton → Crossing of the Delaware → New York and New Jersey campaign → Saratoga campaign → Siege of Boston → Siege of Yorktown → Valley Forge winter encampment →
significantPlace	Morristown encampments → Valley Forge →

Referenced by (174)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aaron Burr → Alexander Martin → Alexander McDougall → Anthony Wayne → Arthur St. Clair → Battle of Eutaw Springs ("Continental Army infantry") → Benedict Arnold → Charles Lee → Daniel Morgan → Edward Carrington → Francis Marion → Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben → George Clinton → Henry Knox → Henry Lee III → Horatio Gates → Hugh Mercer → Israel Putnam → Israel Putnam → James Winchester → John Crane → John Lamb → John Marshall → John Stark → John Sullivan → Josiah Harmar → Marinus Willett → Marquis de Lafayette → Nathanael Greene → Nathanael Greene → Philip Schuyler → Pierre Charles L’Enfant → Pierre Charles L’Enfant → Richard Montgomery → Samuel Osgood → Samuel Smith → Southern Department of the Continental Army → William Prescott → William R. Davie →	militaryBranch
Battle of Assunpink Creek → Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Fort Washington → Battle of Guilford Court House → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → Battle of Trenton → Battle of White Plains → Boston campaign → Invasion of Quebec (1775) → New Jersey campaign of 1778 → New York and New Jersey campaign → Saratoga campaign → Siege of Charleston → Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) →	belligerent
Battle of Brandywine ("United States (Continental forces)") → Battle of Bunker Hill → Battle of Eutaw Springs → Battle of Germantown → Battle of Harlem Heights → Battle of Long Island → Battle of Monmouth → Battle of Princeton → Battle of Ridgefield → Battle of Stony Point → Battle of White Plains → Battles of Trenton and Princeton → Yorktown →	combatant
Ford Mansion → Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site → Lucy Flucker Knox → Mad Anthony → Minutemen ("Continental Army (early support)") → Molly Pitcher → Peggy Shippen → Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts →	associatedWith
Adjutant General of the Continental Army → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ("Continental Army command structure") → Continental Artillery → Hamilton’s light infantry battalion ("Continental Army light infantry corps") → Josiah Harmar ("Continental Army officer corps") → Lafayette’s division → Quartermaster General of the Continental Army → Southern Department of the Continental Army →	partOf
Benedict Arnold V → George Washington → George Washington → Hamilton’s light infantry battalion → Lafayette ("United States (Continental Army)") → Tadeusz Kościuszko → Thomas Marshall →	allegiance
British capture of Savannah → British occupation of Philadelphia → Henry Hamilton ("United States (Continental forces)") → Hessian auxiliaries → Johann Rall → Monmouth campaign → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	opponent
Articles of War (Continental Army) ("George Washington’s army") → Continental Colors → Grand Union Flag → Morristown encampments → Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts ("Continental Army troops") → Putnam Memorial State Park →	usedBy
Battle of Bennington ("Continental Army detachments") → Battle of White Plains → Siege of Yorktown → Valley Forge winter encampment → court-martial of General Charles Lee →	hasParticipant
British Army under Cornwallis → British occupation of New York City → Butler’s Rangers → Hessian forces → Loyalist militias →	opposedBy
Alexander Hamilton → James Monroe → John Taylor of Caroline → Lafayette → Nathaniel Macon →	servedIn
François Joseph Paul de Grasse ("Continental Army at Yorktown") → French Army → Lafayette’s division ("George Washington’s main army at Yorktown") → Martha Washington ("Continental Army winter encampments") →	supported
French Navy → French Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment → Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau →	alliedWith
Battle of Cowpens → Boston campaign → Saratoga campaign →	involves
King’s Royal Regiment of New York → Loyalist provincial corps → Queen's Rangers →	opposedTo
Articles of War (Continental Army) → Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army →	appliesTo
Turn: Washington's Spies → Washington Crossing the Delaware →	depicts
James McHenry → Pierre Charles L’Enfant →	employer
Henry Knox → John Sullivan →	memberOf
Adjutant General of the Continental Army →	appliesToJurisdiction
Battle of Hubbardton →	armedForce
Battle of Brandywine →	armedForceAmerican
Second Continental Congress →	authorized
Richard Montgomery ("Continental Army forces in the invasion of Canada (1775)") →	commanded
revolutionary government of New York →	cooperatedWith
British Army under Cornwallis ("Continental Army under George Washington") →	defeatedBy
Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze) →	depictsMilitaryUnit
Grand Union Flag →	firstRaisedBy
Storming of Redoubt 9 ("American Continental Army") →	forceType
Morristown encampments ("Continental Army main army") →	garrison
Fort Ticonderoga →	garrisonedBy
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	hasMainParticipants
Patriots →	hasPart
United States Armed Forces →	historicalPrecursor
Infantry Branch ("Continental Army infantry") →	historicalPredecessor
Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ("Continental Army infantry") →	involvedBranch
Siege of Boston →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Battle of Camden →	involvedUnit
Washington’s Ten Crucial Days →	involvesForce
court-martial of General Charles Lee →	jurisdiction
Continental Congress resolutions →	mainSubject
court-martial of General Charles Lee →	militaryForce
Hugh Mercer →	militaryUnit
Battle of Stony Point ("Continental Army light infantry corps") →	notableUnit
Adjutant General of the Continental Army ("Continental Army staff") →	officeHeldByHeadOf
Hessian troops →	opposed
United States Army →	precededBy
Newburgh Letters →	relatedToOrganization
Minuteman companies →	replacedBy
Battle of Cowpens →	side
Valley Forge National Historical Park →	significantMilitaryForce
Lucy Flucker Knox →	spouseAllegiance
Molly Pitcher →	spouseMilitaryService
Patriot (American Revolution) →	supportedBy
Battle of the Chesapeake →	supportedSide