The continental Army

 

The continental army was an army created after the outbreak of American Revolutionary War, soldiers were from the colonies. They where guided by Americas first president Gorge Washington. The continental Army was created to coordinate the military efforts that the colonies had towards the British forces.  Some of their most important battles where:

Siege of Boston

Battle of Long Island

Battle of Harlem Heights

Battle of Trenton

Battle of Princeton

Battle of Brandywine

Battle of Germantown

Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Monmouth

Siege of Charleston

Battle of Camden

Battle of Cowpens

Battle of Guildford Court House

Siege of Yorktown

timated that the army counted on about 14,000-16,000 man, but historian’s state that the number can be lowered onto 11,000 because of desertions. By 1783 after The Treaty Of Paris ended the war, most of the army was deserted. Only some kept loyal to it, later on the Continental Army became the basis of what we know as The United States Army.