Continental Army

基本解釋

When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
在1775年五月當?shù)诙未箨憰h在費城舉行，華盛頓作為弗吉尼亞代表之一，當選為大陸軍總司令。
As the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war.
作為獨立戰(zhàn)爭的第一次反抗的勝利，提康德羅加堡戰(zhàn)役極大地鼓舞了士氣，并為大陸軍的第一年戰(zhàn)爭提供了關(guān)鍵的火炮。
One day in 1777, with things looking bleak for the Continental army, the 21-year-old colonel learned that a mutiny was in the works and ordered a midnight inspection.
一七七七年，美洲軍隊看來大勢已去，二十一歲的伯爾有一天聽說手下醞釀兵變，于是下令半夜檢閱。

He had commanded the Continental Army in America's successful fight for independence from Britain.

Soon after George Washington, a Virginia slaveholder, took command of the Continental army in 1775, blacks were forbidden to serve.
ECONOMIST: Blacks in the American forces: Double V for victory The
When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
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