USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Most men who served in the Continental Army were between the ages of 15 and 30. Those who served in the Army were merchants, mechanics, and farmers. By 1780, close to 30, 000 men served in the Continental Army, which was dispersed throughout the new nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Continental Army consisted of soldiers from all 13 colonies and, after 1776, from all 13 states. The American Revolutionary War began at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, at a time when the colonial revolutionaries had no standing army.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Continental Army reflected the diversity of the colonies. Coming from all 13 colonies, soldiers were native-born and immigrants of almost every nationality as well as free and enslaved African-Americans. Several women also disguised themselves as men in order to fight. The army accepted volunteers as young as 16.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Dedicated to the ideals of liberty, Kosciuszko came to the United States in 1776 and volunteered his services as a military engineer to the Continental Army.