WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775 by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia after the war’s outbreak.

Detailed explanation-2: -First establishment, 1775 On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress assumed responsibility for the regular troops that had been raised by the colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut in response to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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-5: -The Army was formed by the Continental Congress in 1775 after the outbreak of the American Revolution. Washington served as Commander-in-Chief of the army throughout the War. When Washington assumed command, the Continental Army truly was not even an army.