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.
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Sub-units 6
- Regiment 1st Rhode Island Regiment
- Army Northern Army (Continental Army)
- Regiment 14th Continental Regiment
- Regiment 1st Maryland Regiment
- Regiment Lee's Legion
- Army Southern Army (Continental Army)
Attached units 2
- January 14, 1776 – April 15, 1780 1st Maryland Regiment
- April 7, 1778 – November 1, 1780 Lee's Legion
People who served 42
George Washington
1775–1783
Benedict Arnold
1775–1780
Charles Lee
1775–1780
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1778–1783
Philip Schuyler
General
James Monroe
Major
John Armstrong Jr.
General
Alexander Hamilton
General
Aaron Burr
Lieutenant Colonel
John Stark
Major General
Marquis de Lafayette
Peleg Wadsworth
General
William Prescott
Colonel
William Moultrie
Major General
Daniel Morgan
General
James McHenry
John Marshall
Seth Warner
Colonel
Lachlan McIntosh
Brigadier General
Henry Knox
Major General
Horatio Gates
Nathanael Greene
Major General
Samuel Smith
Casimir Pulaski
General
Arthur St. Clair
Abraham Buford
Christopher Greene
Colonel
Green Clay
Anthony Wayne
Joseph Warren
Major General
Israel Putnam
General
James Winchester
Johann de Kalb
Major General
William Woodford
Brigadier General
Benjamin Lincoln
Major General
John Sullivan
Major General
Henry Dearborn
General
William Whipple
James Wilkinson
Engagements 22
- April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776 Siege of Boston
- December 31, 1775 Battle of Quebec (1775)
- August 26, 1776 Battle of Long Island
- October 11–13, 1776 Battle of Valcour Island
- October 28, 1776 Battle of White Plains
- December 26, 1776 Battle of Trenton
- January 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton
- July 2–6, 1777 Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
- September 11, 1777 Battle of Brandywine
- September 19 – October 17, 1777 Battle of Saratoga
- October 4, 1777 Battle of Germantown
- June 28, 1778 Battle of Monmouth
- August 29, 1778 Battle of Rhode Island
- July 16, 1779 Battle of Stony Point
- September 16 – October 18, 1779 Siege of Savannah
- March 29 – May 12, 1780 Siege of Charleston
- June 23, 1780 Battle of Springfield
- August 16, 1780 Battle of Camden
- January 17, 1781 Battle of Cowpens
- March 15, 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse
- September 8, 1781 Battle of Eutaw Springs
- September 28 – October 19, 1781 Siege of Yorktown
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