American Revolution 250
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Tweets from 1775! The American Revolution and War of Independence and the world in which they happened, 250 years ago.
4 JULY 1775, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS BAY: George Washington introduces himself to the Continental Army in his general orders the day after he takes command: “All Distinctions of Colonies will be laid aside; so that one and the same spirit may animate the whole,
23 JULY 1775, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: The Continental Army’s general orders address the confusion caused by lack of uniforms, by detailing insignia of rank to be worn by all commissioned and noncommissioned officers: founders.archives.gov/documents/Wash…
22 JULY 1775, PHILADELPHIA: The Second Continental Congress debate the oft-raised proposal to move to Hartford, or somewhere else closer to the siege at Boston, but ultimately decide not to, nor to appoint a committee to sit at Hartford as Benjamin Harrison of Virginia proposes.
22 JULY 1775, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS BAY: George Washington organizes the Continental Army into three “Grand Divisions”: Artemas Ward’s (the regiments south of Boston), Charles Lee’s (the regiments to the north opposite Charlestown) & Israel Putnam’s (the regiments in between).