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...hat the states draft men from their militias for one year's service in the Continental army; this first national conscription was irregularly applied and failed to fil

...new soldiers for the [[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]] regiment in the [[Continental Army]], as the enlistments of the original regiment had expired. However, events

'''George Washington''' (1732-1799) was the commander in chief of the [[Continental Army]] and the first [[President of the United States of America]] (1789-1797). Washington and the Continental Army triumphed by driving the 10,000 British out of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Bost

* Royster, Charles. ''A Revolutionary People at War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775–1783'' (1979)

About 5000 blacks served in the Continental army, and slaves who fought in that Army for a set period were often legally ema

* Royster, Charles. ''A Revolutionary People at War: The Continental Army and American Character,'' 1979.

...fered his services to General [[Thomas Gage]] and served as a spy on the [[Continental Army]]. Thompson proved to be skilled at his craft, transmitting letters using

...e enlisted a militia unit known as the Associators, and later joined the [[Continental Army]] where he served under General [[Nathanael Greene]]. The British army was

...w the main British army under Cornwallis enter from the South in 1781; the Continental Army commander, General Von Steuben, was outmaneuvered. Jefferson quit office be

...Congress]] took over the forces around Boston and formally established a [[Continental Army]]. The army's mission thus was to preserve the status quo of a new nation t ===The Continental Army===

...e County]], [[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]]. He was an officer of the [[Continental Army]] in the [[American Revolution]], and a member of the [[Federalist Party (U

...Prussian general staff captain, led the reorganization and training of the Continental Army during the [[American Revolution]]. [[Carl Schurz]] helped found the Republ

* 1777 - European officers recruited to Continental Army, including LaFayette, De Kalb, von Steuben, Kosciusco