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Continental Army

United States · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1775–1777Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1775

Horatio Gates1775

Warfare / American War of Independence

Appointed Adjutant General of the Continental Army

1776

Horatio Gates1776

Warfare / American War of Independence

Appointed Major General of the Continental Army

1777

George Washington3 January 1777

Princeton · Warfare / American War of Independence

The Battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army

Horatio Gates19 September 1777

Saratoga · Warfare / American War of Independence

Major General of the Continental Army

Names involved

George WashingtonHoratio Gates

Provenance

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