Continental Army

Army · United States · June 14, 1775 – November 3, 1783

The army of the United Colonies under George Washington. This track follows Washington's main army; the Northern and Southern armies have their own.

Recorded for American Revolutionary War.

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Sub-units 6

Attached units 2

1st Maryland Regiment January 14, 1776 – April 15, 1780
Lee's Legion April 7, 1778 – November 1, 1780

Engagements 22

Siege of Boston April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776
Battle of Quebec (1775) December 31, 1775
Battle of Long Island August 26, 1776
Battle of Valcour Island October 11–13, 1776
Battle of White Plains October 28, 1776
Battle of Trenton December 26, 1776
Battle of Princeton January 3, 1777
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) July 2–6, 1777
Battle of Brandywine September 11, 1777
Battle of Saratoga September 19 – October 17, 1777
Battle of Germantown October 4, 1777
Battle of Monmouth June 28, 1778
Battle of Rhode Island August 29, 1778
Battle of Stony Point July 16, 1779
Siege of Savannah September 16 – October 18, 1779
Siege of Charleston March 29 – May 12, 1780
Battle of Springfield June 23, 1780
Battle of Camden August 16, 1780
Battle of Cowpens January 17, 1781
Battle of Guilford Courthouse March 15, 1781
Battle of Eutaw Springs September 8, 1781
Siege of Yorktown September 28 – October 19, 1781

Movements

July 3, 1775 – March 17, 1776 Washington takes command at Cambridge and besieges Boston (Siege of Boston) · map
April 13, 1776 – August 26, 1776 Fortifies New York City · map
August 27, 1776 Battle of Long Island; escapes across the East River on 29-30 August (Battle of Long Island) · map
August 30, 1776 – October 18, 1776 Holds northern Manhattan; Harlem Heights on 16 September · map
October 28, 1776 Battle of White Plains (Battle of White Plains) · map
November 20, 1776 Fort Lee abandoned; retreats across New Jersey · map
December 8, 1776 – December 25, 1776 Crosses the Delaware into Pennsylvania · map
December 26, 1776 Battle of Trenton (Battle of Trenton) · map
January 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton (Battle of Princeton) · map
January 6, 1777 – May 28, 1777 Winter quarters at Morristown · map
May 29, 1777 – July 1, 1777 Middlebrook encampment · map
August 24, 1777 Marches through Philadelphia to meet Howe · map
September 11, 1777 Battle of Brandywine (Battle of Brandywine) · map
October 4, 1777 Battle of Germantown (Battle of Germantown) · map
December 19, 1777 – June 18, 1778 Winter quarters at Valley Forge · map
June 28, 1778 Battle of Monmouth (Battle of Monmouth) · map
July 20, 1778 – November 28, 1778 Watches New York from White Plains · map
December 11, 1778 – June 3, 1779 Winter quarters at Middlebrook · map
June 20, 1779 – July 15, 1779 Guards the Hudson Highlands around West Point · map
July 16, 1779 Wayne's light infantry storms Stony Point (Battle of Stony Point) · map
July 17, 1779 – November 28, 1779 Hudson Highlands around West Point · map
December 1, 1779 – June 22, 1780 Winter quarters at Jockey Hollow, Morristown · map
June 23, 1780 Battle of Springfield (Battle of Springfield) · map
July 1, 1780 – November 27, 1780 Camps in the Hudson Valley around West Point and Tappan (approximate) · map
December 1, 1780 – June 18, 1781 Winter quarters at New Windsor and West Point · map
July 6, 1781 – August 18, 1781 Joins Rochambeau at Philipsburg before New York · map
August 20, 1781 Crosses the Hudson at King's Ferry and marches for Virginia · map
September 2, 1781 Marches through Philadelphia · map
September 8, 1781 Head of Elk: embarks down the Chesapeake · map
September 14, 1781 – September 27, 1781 Washington reaches Williamsburg · map
September 28, 1781 – October 19, 1781 Siege of Yorktown; Cornwallis surrenders (Siege of Yorktown) · map
December 1, 1781 – August 30, 1782 Winter quarters in the Hudson Highlands (approximate) · map
August 31, 1782 – October 26, 1782 Camp at Verplanck's Point · map
November 1, 1782 – November 3, 1783 New Windsor Cantonment: the army waits for peace and is furloughed · map

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