At the town hall, the delegates are debating whether or not to levy to fund the Continental Army. ... However, the delegation votes for the levy to fund the Continental Army and shows support for war with Britain. ... Martin's eldest son Gabriel immediately enlists to fight for the Continentals without his fathers' approval. ... Martin is then branded "the ghost " by a surviving soldier and joins his son Gabriel in fighting for the Continental Army. ... The tactics of the militia from 1780 " 1781 force Cornwallis and his troops into Virginia where they would eventually surrende...

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Benjamin Martin believed in patriotism but his older son Gabriel disobeys him and joins the Continental Army. ... Due to his second oldest child dying Benjamin joins the Army. ... Benjamin joins with the army and they fight a bloody battle, which becomes the turning point in the war. ... Many slaves joined the army for their freedom as well as to escape their brutal masters. ... My last favorite part was when the cannonball blasts the head off the American militia, but I must admit that part was extremely bloody. ...

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England held the upper hand in the beginning of the war due to its strong army, navy, and experienced military planning. The continental army lost many battles due to formation fighting, lack of men and resources. ... The Continental army did fight in formation at the beginning of the war and costs the Americans many casualties and battle losses. Primary the militia used guerilla fighting and slowly picked off British troops one by one. This tactic worked very well, surprising and slowing the advance of the British army. ...

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The Continental Army was exhausted, the fledgling nation impoverished. " we are at the end of our tether now or never our deliverance must come " Washington wrote. The British Army was advancing through the southern colonies, having conquered Georgia and South Carolina. ... In 1757, he took leave from his army post to travel to Europe with a Prussian military officer, debating battle tactics at some German courts. ... Like Washington, he led assaults at the front of his army, having horses shot from underneath him during battle. ... To Cornwallis, his family was his regiment, and his army. ...

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Martin and Gabriel soon met up with Gates army. ... Soon after, the Continental Army came and set up camp. ... The army marched on. ... He met back up with the army the next morning. ... The British had the Continental Army cornered. ...

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If the colonies were to break away from British rule we would lose this advantage and be forced to rely on an unproven form of protection from militias. ... Worse than that, another world power such as France or Austria could simply walk in and overthrow the newly established colonial rule, who would be using a greatly weakened military having just fought the British army. ... The British navy is far too superior and the army is too well disciplined and too well armed. "Common Sense" has filled the minds of its readers with false hopes and has exaggerated the power of a continental army, whi...

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When this all happened they decided to begin the Continental army, which was made up of volunteers and would organize to fight off the British. "Determined to achieve independence, the colonies formed the Continental Army, composed chiefly of minutemen, to challenge Britain's large, organized militia (Britannica)." ... The way each army lined up in lines and took turns at shooting each other precisely depicts the style of fighting used. ... Burwell, tries to recruit him to join the Continental Army. ... But his eldest son, Gabriel, has no such qualms; he defies his father's will and...

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All of this propaganda has cause so much anger that the first continental congress is created from a small group of secret rebels. This small group of rebels tries to recruit an army with little success. Rumors of this army made it back to the British army. ... In April 1775 the British army marches towards Lexigington where they meet up with a small militia group. ... In January 1776 Thomas Paine trying to gain support for the continental army publish a book in laymen term stating all the bad things that would happen if the British would stay in charge. ...

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Some of them had their property destroyed in the fighting, some others had contracts with the Continental Congress. The contracts were in order to provide food and other goods to the Continental Army. ... Shays was an ex-captain in the Continental Army, where he was a highly respected. uring As a recognition for Shay's bravery and service, Marquis de Lafayette presented him with a sword, which was a big honor. ... So calling out the state militia was not as effective as they wanted it to be. ... They began to give money privately in order to outfit a private militia. ...

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He purchased a commission in the British Army and then actually studied for it. ... As far as meeting with one of the famous militia leaders in parlay over prisoners, I have found no record. ... He also goes around to the militia campfires on the night before the battle. ... Morgan placed the militia under Andrew Pickens out front with instructions to fire two shots and then retreat behind the line of Continental regulars. In the movie the Continental regulars and Colonel Burwell were waiting in reserve behind the rise, rather than retreating to that position during b...

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Hancock appointed a five-man committee to draft rules for the administration of the army. ... Hancock dealt with money problems by asking congress to consider practical matters, such as raising money, forming troops for the Continental Army and establishing basic governmental intuitions. ... Hancock's desk became the main command post for the entire continental army. ... Hancock continued to undermine Sam Adam's influences at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. ... Hancock gave Cushing powers, such as appointing him to the powerful post of continental naval agents in...

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In 1776 George Washington was appointed general of the continental armies and led his troops. He rarely commanded more than 15,000 troops at a time and because of the size, he had a hard time keeping solders in the army for extended periods of time. ... Every once in a while, George would ask other states for backup in the form of militias. The militia did not like this and complained so much that full-fledged solders called them long faces. Most of the losses suffered by the continentals happened because the militia turned and ran. ...

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Falconer's Marine Dictionary On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a number of resolutions, many dealing with Nova Scotia. ... The resolution passed by the Continental Congress dictated that the enlistment would be in effect for the duration of the war with England, or when Congress dismissed them. ... The Continental Army was in the process of transforming and assimilating multiple state militias into an organized, effective fighting force. ... With that being said, why would the Second Continental Congress pass a resolution for the establishment of an infantry...

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The next year, Washington began his military career when the royal governor appointed him to an adjutant ship in the militia, as a major. ... Washington pulled his small army back into Fort Necessity. ... Assured that the Virginia frontier was safe from French attack, Washington left the army in 1758. ... In June 1775, after the bloodshed at Concord and Lexington, he was Congress's unanimous choice as commander in chief of the Continental army. ... He eventually well produced a disciplined and well-trained fighting army. ...

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/related/frin.htm>, Lee formed a militia troop of young men in his neighborhood, was elected the leader, and marched his troop to a council in Alexandria where General Braddock was preparing a campaign on the Ohio river. ... In 1774 he was elected to attend the first Continental Congress ...

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He even put the amateurs in front of Continentals, and he told them "give him 'two fires' and then they could run for their lives" (Fleming 177). ... Morgan's militia attacked them from the rear making Tarleton think that he had pretty much won this battle. Although he was soon surprised when he came in contact with the Continentals that just starting laying down his men. After several attacks and tricks the British militia had given up. ... Then they are going to build up their militia even more with the new states and wait to attack the North because, well, the can....

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In many instances throughout history we see the rising and falling of many nations, leaders, militias, etc. Many of these stick in my mind, such as the Rationalist's (John Locke, Voltaire, Montesqiue, and Rousseau) in France, or the Revolutionary War led by the Continental Army and George Washington, or General Napolean Bonaparte and his rise to power and dramatic downfall in Russia, or the two great World Wars, or Hitler and his racial hierarchy which was centered around the Aryan race, Anti-Semitism, and the extermination of the Jewish race and culture. ... An example is the Revolu...

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(Smith, 269) On the battlefield, it was the fighting between the loyalist Tories and the continental rebel armies that were the most hostile. It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... Consequently, as rebel militias fought hard to drive loyalists out of the colonies, the growth of a strong loyalist party had been successfully prevented. ... Initially, the continental army lacked the training and order exhibited by British troops, but with the leadership of a few pivotal men, the American troops came to hone their combat ski...

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(Smith, 269) On the battlefield, it was the fighting between the loyalist Tories and the continental rebel armies that were the most hostile. It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... Consequently, as rebel militias fought hard to drive loyalists out of the colonies, the growth of a strong loyalist party had been successfully prevented. ... Initially, the continental army lacked the training and order exhibited by British troops, but with the leadership of a few pivotal men, the American troops came to hone their combat ski...

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We had literally no regular army or navy. Our militia units were made up of amateur soldiers. ... This made an already weak army a little weaker. ... The Continental Congress was supposedly the rally point of the revolutionaries. ... It relied on the printing press to issue nearly $250 million in paper money (the so-called Continental). ...

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He pointed out how the army that patrolled around the city causing the bloodshed of many innocent colonists. ... Actually, he wrote them down after the First Continental congress which took place in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. ... He reported the ploy by the colonists were preparing like collecting the weapons and the organization of the Massachusetts militia. ... People that disagreed with the rebellion, such as Leonard himself, had to seek refuge with the army. ...

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This left America's new army without pay for their services, causing discontent among soldiers. Also a frail army left America weak against other countries with stronger militias. In attempting to limit the power of the central government, the Second Continental Congress created one without sufficient power to govern effectively, which led to serious national and international problems. ...

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The British Army then hired him during the French and Indian War. ... He accepted this and served two years with the British Army. ... During this time he remained active in the local militia. ... Assigned to raise a new regiment, the 11th Virginia of the Continental Line, he quickly raised 400 men to fill its ranks. ... He was later recalled into national service to lead militia units to suppress the Whiskey revolution. ...

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Up against arguably the most elite militia and navy forces of its time the colonies were in need a leader that the colonist could rally around. ... While in command of his first Virginia militia unit, he did suffer his first loss but to be fair his unit was vastly outnumbered. ... As a result he was demoted by the British army to a lower inferior level much to his dismay. ... It was on June 14th 1775, when Washington was officially named general of the Continental Army. ... His brilliance came from with within his own army in regard to motivation. ...

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He submitted his constitution to the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. ... Congress was given the power to wage war, make treaties, send diplomats deal with foreign nations, settle criminal disputes at sea, maintain weights and coins, run the post office, make rules for the army and navy, and take loans. ... There was no federal army; instead the nation depended on the state militias for defense in the event of war. To keep unity, states were not allowed to negotiate peace, raise an army, wage war, make alliances, or conduct diplomacy with other states. ...

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