Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, created 240 years ago today (June 14 1775)


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(Wednesday, June 14, 1775; during the American Revolutionary War, part of the American Revolution) — The Second Continental Congress decided today to proceed with the establishment of a Continental Army for purposes of common defense, adopting the forces already in place outside Boston and New York.