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Continental Army

American  

noun

American History.
  1. the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington.


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George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, is, of course, here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

If only our decade had a gallant narrative for the history books to counterbalance all of the sleaziness, like when the Continental Army took over airports during the Revolutionary War.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

On Saturday, Biden will travel to near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where George Washington and the Continental Army spent a bleak winter nearly 250 years ago.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

The first Army-Navy game in Massachusetts, where George Washington first took command of the Continental Army, will feature activities at historic sites around the Boston area.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Here the Continental Army had suffered through a winter of their own, and the vast, stark, frozen desolation itself seemed a more proper monument than statues and stones.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

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