USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Army was created to coordinate military efforts of the colonies in the war against the British, who sought to maintain control over the American colonies. General George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and maintained this position throughout the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although citizen militias played an important role in the conflict, the fledgling nation fielded a formal military force known as the Continental Army, America’s first army.

Detailed explanation-3: -fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775. It comprised the 22, 000 militia troops then besieging Boston and an additional 5, 000 militiamen in New York.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Revolutionary War In June 1775, Congress ordered General George Washington to take command of the Continental Army besieging the British in Boston.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Continental Army was established by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord and predates George Washington’s assumption of command outside of Boston in July 1775.