Continental Army
Noun
Meaning
the American army during the American Revolution
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
Admiral Howe and his brother General Howe, "missed several opportunities to destroy the Continental Army.
After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784, to replace the disbanded Continental Army.
After the war, nationalists, especially those who had been active in the Continental Army, complained that the Articles were too weak for an effective government.
Because of manpower shortages, George Washington lifted the ban on black enlistment in the Continental Army in January 1776.
At the beginning of 1776, Washington's army had 20,000 men, with two-thirds enlisted in the Continental Army and the other third in the various state militias.
A troop of students dressed as Continental Army soldiers carry the eponymous log from the sun-dial to the lounge of John Jay Hall, where it is lit amid the singing of seasonal carols.