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) ⓘ
linked to: Dutch Republic

French armed forces ⓘ
linked to: French Armed Forces

Spanish forces (indirectly) ⓘ
commanderInChief George Washington ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (Thirteen Colonies / United States in formation) ⓘ
disbanded after the Treaty of Paris 1783 ⓘ
endTime 1783 ⓘ
flag various early American flags including the Grand Union Flag ⓘ
garrison Morristown winter encampments ⓘ
Valley Forge winter encampment (1777–1778) ⓘ
hasPart Continental Army ⓘ
Continental Marines ⓘ
Continental Navy ⓘ
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 ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
notableCharacteristic chronic shortages of supplies and pay ⓘ
gradual professionalization over the course of the war ⓘ
reliance on militia support ⓘ
notableCommander Anthony Wayne ⓘ
Benedict Arnold ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ
Henry Knox ⓘ
Horatio Gates ⓘ
Israel Putnam ⓘ
John Sullivan ⓘ
Nathanael Greene ⓘ
Philip Schuyler ⓘ
notableEvent mutinies over pay and conditions in several Continental units ⓘ
notableForeignAdvisor Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben ⓘ
Casimir Pulaski ⓘ
Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ
opponent British Army ⓘ
Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
Loyalist militias ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
organizedBy Second Continental Congress ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Battle of Long Island ⓘ
Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Battles of Trenton and Princeton ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
Siege of Boston ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Continental forces of the American Revolution
Securing the Old Northwest for the United States → aboutOrganization → Continental forces ⓘ
linked to: Continental forces of the American Revolution
Overmountain Men → allegiance → Continental forces ⓘ
linked to: Continental forces of the American Revolution