Continental Army

基本解释

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年五月当第二次大陆会议在费城举行，华盛顿作为弗吉尼亚代表之一，当选为大陆军总司令。
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.
作为独立战争的第一次反抗的胜利，提康德罗加堡战役极大地鼓舞了士气，并为大陆军的第一年战争提供了关键的火炮。
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，美洲军队看来大势已去，二十一岁的伯尔有一天听说手下酝酿兵变，于是下令半夜检阅。

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.
WHITEHOUSE: George Washington