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  2. History of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Utley, Robert M. Frontier Regulars; the United States Army and the Indian, 1866–1891 (1973) Richard W. Stewart, ed. (2004). American Military History Vol. 1: The United States Army and the Forging of a Nation, 1775–1917. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 0-16-072362-0. CMH Pub 30–21.

  3. United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Founded: 14 June 1775; 249 years ago () [a] [3] [4] Country ... The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

  4. U.S. Army Birthdays - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Army was founded on 14 June 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year.. The 14 June date is when Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in The Committee of the Whole.

  5. List of Continental Army units (1775) - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Army was established by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775 which is also recognized as the founding date of its successor, the United States Army. On that day, the Continental Congress assumed responsibility for militia regiments that had been raised by the colonies of New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and ...

  6. Continental Army - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress , meeting in Philadelphia after the war's outbreak.

  7. List of Continental Army units (1776) - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Army was established by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, which is also recognized as the founding date of its successor, the United States Army. On that day, the Continental Congress assumed responsibility for militia regiments that had been raised by the colonies of New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and ...

  8. Military history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The military history of the United States spans over two centuries, the entire history of the United States. During those centuries, the United States evolved from a newly formed nation which fought for its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1775–1783) to world superpower status in the aftermath of World War II to the present. [ 1 ]

  9. American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.