Articles of War
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The Articles of War were the early American military code that governed the conduct, discipline, and legal procedures of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military justice system
ⓘ
military legal code ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Continental Army ⓘ |
| authorityGrantedBy | Continental Congress resolutions ⓘ |
| basedOn | British Articles of War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
capital offenses in the military
ⓘ
non-capital military offenses ⓘ offenses against military authority ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
court-martial boards
ⓘ
officers of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain discipline in the Continental Army
ⓘ
standardize military justice procedures ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSanction |
death penalty
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dismissal from service ⓘ flogging ⓘ forfeiture of pay ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1775 ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. military justice codes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Second Continental Congress
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surface form:
Continental Congress
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory military code ⓘ |
| legalSuccessor |
Articles of War
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States Articles of War (1806)
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| mainSubject |
command authority
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conduct of soldiers ⓘ court-martial procedures ⓘ military criminal law ⓘ military discipline ⓘ punishments in the military ⓘ |
| partOf | early American military law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
courts-martial
ⓘ
summary punishment procedures ⓘ |
| regulates |
behavior of enlisted soldiers
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behavior of officers ⓘ cowardice in the face of the enemy ⓘ desertion ⓘ drunkenness on duty ⓘ looting and pillage ⓘ mutiny ⓘ obedience to orders ⓘ profane swearing and disorderly conduct ⓘ sentries and guards ⓘ treatment of prisoners ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Continental Army
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surface form:
George Washington’s army
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Articles of War (historical U.S. military law)
this entity surface form:
Articles of War (Continental Army)
subject surface form:
Articles of War (Continental Army)
this entity surface form:
United States Articles of War (1806)
this entity surface form:
Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States
this entity surface form:
Articles for the Government of the Navy