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Definition of Continental army
1. Noun. The American army during the American Revolution.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Continental Army
Literary usage of Continental army
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1883)
"5 THE LAST CANTONMENT OF THE MAIN continental army OF THE REVOLUTION THERE are
but few places in the United States which have greater historic interest to ..."
2. The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly by William Farrand Felch, George C. Atwell, H. Phelps Arms, Frances Trevelyan Miller (1906)
"After the campaign of 1776 the army was reorganized for 1776. It was not, however,
until the reorganization of the continental army for ..."
3. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1855)
"Washington chosen Commander-in- chief of the continental army. — Repairs to
Cambridge, and takes the Command. — State of the Army. ..."
4. The American Revolution by Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1905)
"To fill the gaps in his line, while recruitment for the continental army was in
progress, Washington invited Massachusetts and New Hampshire to call out ..."
5. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1891)
"... adopted the army of New England men besieging Boston as the " Continental
Army," and proceeded to appoint a commander-in-chief to direct its operations. ..."
6. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, New York (State). Governor, 1801-1804 (George Clinton), Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"I have done every Thing in my Power & Consistent with my Duty to obtain you
Succour from the continental army, but when we consider the. ..."
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