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Ads by Google      Winter of Discontent The commander of the Continental army was, according to Philander D. Chase, editor of T he Papers of George Washington at the University of Virginia, "astute enough to take a longer view of things. This fiasco was followed by the Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania, on October 4, where the Continental army snatched defeat from the jaws of victory through blunders in the field. He was operating at a big disadvantage; the state militias offered larger bounties than Congress did for serving in the Continental army." http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/holidays/july4/winter.htm      BLOCKADE - LoveToKnow Article on BLOCKADE Originally a blockade by sea was probably nothing more than the equivalent in maritime warfare of a blockade or siege on land in which the army investing the blockaded or besieged place is in actual physical possession of a zone through which it can prevent and forbid ingress and egress. A blockade, in order to be binding, must be declared in accordance with Article 9, and notified in accordance with Articles 11 and 16. The Italian and Mexican delegations submitted projects, but after a declaration by the British delegate in charge of the subject (Sir E. Satow) that blockade not having been included in the Russian programme, his government had given him no instructions upon it, the subject, at his suggestion, was dropped. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BL/BLOCKADE.htm   (1788 words)      Birth of the U.S. Navy Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. The Continental Congress had assumed some of the responsibilities of a central government for the colonies, created a Continental Army, issued paper money for the support of the troops, and formed a committee to negotiate with foreign countries. To understand the momentous significance of the decision to send two armed vessels to sea under the authority of the Continental Congress, we need to review the strategic situation in which it was made and to consider the political struggle that lay behind it. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq31-1.htm   (975 words)      American Revolution -- War and Independence First, the Continental army was thus far a purely New England army, and it was felt that a commander must be chosen from the South in order to secure the more firmly the aid and sympathy of that section and to allay any feeling of jealousy that might arise. George Washington, at the suggestion of John Adams, was chosen to be commander of the army. Only a few of the members -- the two Adamses, Franklin, and possibly Jefferson and Hancock-- honestly believed that a reconciliation with England was past all hope; but even these were agreed that any consideration of the subject was not then in place. http://usahistory.info/Revolutionary-War   (701 words)      American Revolution -- War and Independence First, the Continental army was thus far a purely New England army, and it was felt that a commander must be chosen from the South in order to secure the more firmly the aid and sympathy of that section and to allay any feeling of jealousy that might arise. George Washington, at the suggestion of John Adams, was chosen to be commander of the army. Second, Washington was honestly believed to be the best choice that could be made. http://usahistory.info/Revolutionary-War   (701 words)      U.S. Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Managing the Greece, Turkey, Cyprus Triangle A resolution of Aegean issues based on the rule of law—(1) the continental shelf and territorial waters and (2) Turkey's unilateral claims regarding Greek islets and islands and the maritime boundary between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean. The appeasement of and double standard on applying the rule of law to Turkey in the Aegean by the executive branch is the cause of Turkey's continuing claims on Greek islands in the Aegean, indeed for Turkey's claim to one-half of the Aegean. It meant that we discounted the importance of regional problems—the problem of Cyprus, the problem of the Aegean, and the problem of Greek-Turkish relations generally—because we believed, incorrectly, that when Greece and Turkey were admitted into NATO in 1952, their ultimate security aspirations had been achieved. http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/intlrel/hfa73068.000/hfa73068_0.htm   (17592 words)      whippany history The French Army and Continental Troops marched and camped in Whippany during the American Revolution. Morris County became the military capital of the Continental Army from 1777 to 1780 when General George Washington made Morristown his headquarters and Morris County the winter quarters for his troops. Monroe was a colonel in the Continental Army when he lived in Morris County, but eventually became a captain, a major, a Continental Congressman, Senator, Governor of Virginia, and the fifth president of the United States of America. http://www.whippanong.org/hanover.html   (17592 words)      Historic Moments During the Revolutionary War in Bolton, Connecticut The discovery of uniform buttons from the Continental Army and Rochambeau's army, and cannon and musket balls has helped raise the awareness of the importance of preserving the historic route and Camp 5 (the Rose Farm). April 12, 1777 Continental Army troops camped in Bolton, on a Saturday in rain and cold, on their way to the Delaware Defense. July 28, 1778 (Tuesday) A troop movement of the Continental Army (about 1,000 men) stopped in Bolton and cooked up lunch on their way to the Battle of Rhode Island. http://www.boltonnews.org/zhistoricmoments.html   (17592 words)      Continental Army - encyclopedia article about Continental Army. Richard Montgomery (December 2, 1736 – December 31, 1775) was an Irish-American soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Charles Lee (1732–1782) was a British soldier turned Virginia planter who was a Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Army was the unified command structure of the thirteen colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Continental+Army   (2307 words)      National Park Service Crossroads of the American Revolution in New Jersey Chronology Page During the night Washington removed the main body of the Continental Army, leaving a skeleton crew to create the illusion that the army was still entrenched. The newly retrained Continental Army stood "toe to toe" against the British in what became the largest land artillery battle of the war. New Jersey sent delegates to the Second Continental Congress. http://www.nps.gov/crossroads/chrono.htm   (2307 words)      The Continental Navy The Continental Congress had assumed some of the responsibilities of a central government for the colonies, created a Continental Army, issued paper money for the support of the troops, and formed a committee to negotiate with foreign countries. The construction of 13 "Continental Frigates" was authorized by the Continental Congress on 13 December 1775. The Continental navy, therefore, naturally resorted to the readiest means of injuring the enemy, that is, by preying upon his commerce. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/sail1.htm   (5199 words)      George Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress) The Journals of the Continental Congress reports that George Washington was unanimously selected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. George Washington resigned his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the senate chamber of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, where the Continental Congress was meeting on December 23, 1783. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/commission.html   (674 words)      SparkNotes: The American Revolution (1754–1781): The Revolution Begins: 1772–1775 George Washington- Virginia planter and militia officer; took command of the Continental Army in 1775 After much debate, they also selected George Washington to command the militia surrounding Boston, renaming it the Continental Army. The Continental Congress delegates decided that until the Coercive Acts were repealed, a stronger system of nonimportation agreements, including a new boycott of all Britigh goods, should be organized and administered throughout the colonies. http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/section4.rhtml   (1288 words)      The Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress was the backbone to the Revolution as well as being the key to freedom. On May 10th a Second Continental Congress was appointed at the Virginia convention and it included representatives from all thirteen colonies. Hancock immediately put the colonies in a state of defense by gathering an army and valuable supplies, such as gunpowder. http://homepages.udayton.edu/~santamjc/students7/GabrielleNordman/GabrielleN.htm   (1281 words)      NPS Historical Handbook: Independence Although the First Continental Congress protested strongly against violations of the "rights of Englishmen" claimed for the American colonists, no demand for independence was made. Under the Presidency of John Hancock, the Congress (in June) chose George Washington to be General and Commander in Chief of the Army. The Americans promptly chose representatives to an intercolonial congress which was to become known as the First Continental Congress. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hh/17/hh17c.htm   (1757 words)      What is the Second Continental Congress? The war was, evidently, to become a continental one, and it was proper that a continental army should be organized. At first the Continental Congress hesitated to approve the capture of the forts on Lake Champlain, but when timidity gave place to courage, they were anxious to maintain possession of them as a means for keeping the control of the Hudson Valley. In a large room of the State-house in Philadelphia, now known as Independence Hall, the Second Continental Congress met on Wednesday, the 10th of May, 1775 and chose Peyton Randolph of Virginia for the President, and Charles Thomson, Secretary. http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/whatisth_gd.html   (1307 words)      Religion and the Congress of the Confederation, 1774-89 (Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, Library of Congress Exhibition) Congress was apprehensive about the moral condition of the American army and navy and took steps to see that Christian morality prevailed in both organizations. This lack of objection suggests that both the legislators and the public considered it appropriate for the national government to promote a nondenominational, nonpolemical Christianity. Jefferson first recommended the "Children of Israel in the Wilderness, led by a Cloud by Day, and a Pillar of Fire by night. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel04.html   (1793 words)      History of the Continental Marines That the commanders, officers, seamen and marines, in the continental navy, be entitled to the whole value of all ships and vessels of war belonging to the crown of Great Britain, by them made prize of, and all privateers authorized by his Britannic Majesty to war against these states, to be divided as aforesaid. George Washington undertook the task at first, recruiting from his own army, but following a letter of his to Congress, it was decided on 20 November to suspend these battalions and replace them with two battalions raised independently of the army. In the forefront of the assault were Continental Marines who gained the heights and drove back the defenders, but at a loss of two of their ranking officers, Captain John Welsh and Lieutenant William Hamilton. http://marine76.8m.com/history.htm   (2943 words)      hertl Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania, Military Secretary to General Washington, Adjutant General of the Continental Army, President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. French statesman and soldier, volunteer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Continental Congressman and later US Senator for Connecticut, one of the framers of the US Constitution, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court 1796-1800. http://www.antebellumcovers.com/hertl.html   (2943 words)      The Continental Army The Second Continental Congress, then meeting at Philadelphia, (the lawmakers) chose as commander of the "Continental Army" George Washington, a 43-year-old delegate from Virginia, a planter and a ranking militia officer in the French and Indian Wars. The major contribution of the militia was to control the home front against the Revolution's internal enemies--whether Indians or Loyalists--while the Continental Army contended with British armies in the eastern or coastal regions in more formalized warfare. Washington and other Continental Army commanders usually followed the principle of concentration, that is, meeting the enemy in force wherever British armies appeared. http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/CONTAR.HTM   (1140 words)      Continental Congress on Encyclopedia.com A Continental army was created to oppose the British and, through the agency of John Adams, George Washington was appointed (June 15, 1775) commander in chief. representative in the ContinentalCongress, George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army in 1775, shapedrepresentative in the ContinentalCongress, George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army in 1775, shaped CONTINENTAL CONGRESS [Continental Congress] 1774-89, federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States in the American Revolution and under the Articles of Confederation (see Confederation, Articles of). http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/ContinenC_FirstContinentalCongress.asp   (1042 words)      American Revolution: Second Continental Congress It was a frightening thought that the Continental Army would might need to fight Great Britain. So, they decided to form an army called the American Continental Army. The Second Continental Congress was one of the most important government meetings in the history of the United States of America. http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/ccs.htm   (437 words)      APStudent.com: U.S. History for AP Students Continental army about one-third the size of British army British spent most of their time wandering around the South looking for the Continental Army Cornwallis and Clinton (British) vs. Nathaniel Green (Continental) http://apstudent.com/ushistory/outline3.php   (681 words)      World Almanac for Kids The delegates quickly established the Congress as the central government for “The United Colonies of America,” adopted the troops engaged in the siege of Boston as their own “Continental Army,” and by unanimous vote appointed George Washington as commander in chief. A few months later he was joined by Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Prussian officer who would help forge the Continental army into a professional fighting force and take part in the Battle of Monmouth and the siege of Yorktown. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a Declaration of Independence declaring that the colonies “are and of right ought to be free and independent States.” Thereafter the Americans fought not as rebellious British subjects, but as citizens of a sovereign nation repelling invasion by a foreign power. http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/us_history/american_revolution.html   (5690 words)      American Revolution on Encyclopedia.com The Continental army still had to endure the hardships of the cruel winter at Valley Forge, when only loyalty to Washington and the cause of liberty held the half-frozen, half-starved men together. The British gave up Boston in Mar., 1776, but the prospects were still not good for the ill-trained, poorly armed volunteer soldiers of the Continental army when the Congress decided finally to declare the independence of the Thirteen Colonies. The teachings of 18th-century French philosophers and continental writers on law, such as Emmerich de Vattel, as well as the theories of John Locke, were implicit in the colonial arguments based on the theory of natural rights. http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/amerrev_thefirstcontinentalcongress.asp   (2993 words)      Continental Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Continental Army was created on June 15 to oppose the British, and General George Washington was appointed commander in chief. The Continental Congress was the federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States from 1774 to 1789, a period that included the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation. The First Continental Congress was planned through the permanent committees of correspondence, which kept the local colonial governments in communication with one another as their common opposition to Britain grew. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress   (2993 words)      LIBERTY! . Chronicle of the Revolution . Philadelphia 1776 PBS General George Washington and the Continental Army are marching there to greet them. In language certain to inspire patriots, and gall the King and England, a Declaration of Independence was adopted today by the Continental Congress. British troops have withdrawn from Boston and are said to be on their way to New York. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_philadelphia1776.html   (420 words)      Joseph Habersham Joseph Habersham ( July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Continental Congressman, soldier in the Continental Army and Postmaster General of the United States. He was a member of the council of safety and the Georgia Provincial Council in 1775 and a major of a battalion of Georgia militiamen and subsequently a colonel in the Continental Army. He was a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1785 and then a member of the convention in 1788 which ratified the U.S. Constitution. http://www.encyclopedia-1.com/j/jo/joseph_habersham.html   (420 words)      King's Mountain: History Revisited Many theories have been advanced as to how these men able to manage what the entire Southern Campaign of the Continental Army had been unable to do, with the most common (and most likely) being that, despite their lack of formal military training, they were seasoned Indian fighters. The Carolina and Georgia Whigs were well aware of this rumor, and also that the Continental Army was no longer expending much in the way of either men or money on the South. These figures changed regularly and were never the same for each colony, but the two Carolinas and Georgia were always recognized by the Continental Congress as more strongly Tory over Whig than the other Colonies. http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/kingsmountain/history.html   (420 words)      Second Continental Congress During that time the Second Continental Congress fought a war, raised an army and a navy, borrowed money, bought supplies, created a money system, made treaties with foreign powers, and did those otherthings that any other government would of had to do in the circumstances. Almost at once, a continental army was created, and George Washington was appointed its commander in chief. The Second Continental Congress became, by force of circumstance, the nation's first national government. http://cchs.shcsc.k12.in.us/academic/Government/page2.3.htm   (266 words)

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