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The Continental Army fought for the 13 colonies in the Revolutionary War. The army served for the entire eight years of the Revolutionary War, from 1775-1783, in North America as well as in the West Indies. The following are some facts about the Continental Army: Why Was the Continental Army…| History of Massachusetts Blog
To get a better understanding of the events of the Revolutionary War, it is helpful to evaluate the strategies of the Continental Army and the British Army in the war and how they both planned to win. The battles and events that took place were often strategically planned with the…| History of Massachusetts Blog
Great Britain is one of many countries who fought in the Revolutionary War in the late 18th century. Great Britain was once a part of the powerful and expansive British Empire, which ruled numerous continents during the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries before it was eventually dismantled due to…| History of Massachusetts Blog
General Thomas Gage was the commander-In-chief of North America for the British army in the Revolutionary War. As the military governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in April of 1775, Gage and his troops inadvertently started the Revolutionary War when they attempted to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock…| History of Massachusetts Blog
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that began in Massachusetts in the 18th century. The conflict, which took place between the years 1763 and 1783, was originally between Great Britain and the British North American colonies but later became a global war when France, Spain and the Dutch Republic…| History of Massachusetts Blog
