Continental Army

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Dr. James McHenry immigrated from Ireland to Baltimore and studied medicine under Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia. He served in the Continental Army as a surgeon before he was appointed as a secretary to Washington in 1778. After the war, McHenry was elected to the Maryland legislature, was a delegate at the Constitutional Convention, and served as Secretary of War in Washington’s administration. Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor is named for him. American Revolutionary War, American Civil War, American Independence, History Quotes, Us History, Benjamin Rush, Thirteen Colonies
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Dr. James McHenry immigrated from Ireland to Baltimore and studied medicine under Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia. He served in the Continental Army as a surgeon before he was appointed as a secretary to Washington in 1778. After the war, McHenry was elected to the Maryland legislature, was a delegate at the Constitutional Convention, and served as Secretary of War in Washington’s administration. Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor is named for him.
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison of Alexandria, Virginia, had been Washington’s lawyer before the war and joined his staff in 1775. In 1776, he became Washington’s military secretary, a position he held until 1781. After the war, he served as a judge in Maryland. Engraving by Albert Rosenthal after John Trumbull British America, Charles County, Fairfax County, Blooms Taxonomy, History Books, Family History, Prisoners Of War
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Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison of Alexandria, Virginia, had been Washington’s lawyer before the war and joined his staff in 1775. In 1776, he became Washington’s military secretary, a position he held until 1781. After the war, he served as a judge in Maryland. Engraving by Albert Rosenthal after John Trumbull
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UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Continental Cavalry, Infantry and Artillery
Cavalry, Infantry and Artillery
Infantry and Artillery, 1783 Early American, Military Art, Military History, Military Uniforms
UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Infantry and Artillery, 1783
Infantry and Artillery, 1783
Light Infantry, 1782 French History, British History, Louis Xiv, Saint Germain, Paris France, Charles Ii Of England, Versailles Paris, Ludwig Xiv, Le Roy
UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Light Infantry, 1782
Light Infantry, 1782
Continental Artillery, 1777 Native American, Military Artwork
UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Continental Artillery, 1777-1783
Continental Artillery, 1777
Continental Infantry, 1779-1783 American Military History, Independencia Usa, Lincoln Continental
UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Continental Infantry, 1779-1783
Continental Infantry, 1779-1783
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UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Miscellaneous Continental Organizations, 1776
Various uniforms , 1776
Independent Companies, 1775 Colonial America, French Revolution
UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Independent Companies, 1775
Independent Companies, 1775
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John Cadwalader was a commander of Pennsylvania troops during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Trenton, New Jersey of Quaker parentage. Elected senior officer of the Philadelphia Associators, a volunteer militia founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1747. Cadwalader took part in actions in New Jersey, which forced the British commander General William Howe and his principal subordinate, Lord Cornwallis to surrender the state to the Americans. 18th Century Portraits, 18th Century Paintings, Google Art Project, Family Painting, 18th Century Fashion, Philadelphia Museum Of Art, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
John Cadwalader was a commander of Pennsylvania troops during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Trenton, New Jersey of Quaker parentage. Elected senior officer of the Philadelphia Associators, a volunteer militia founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1747. Cadwalader took part in actions in New Jersey, which forced the British commander General William Howe and his principal subordinate, Lord Cornwallis to surrender the state to the Americans.
John Sullivan (1740-1795) was a major general in the American Revolution, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a federal judge. He commanded the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. American War, Mohawk People, John Sullivan, John Campbell
John Sullivan (1740-1795) - Find a Grave Memorial
John Sullivan (1740-1795) was a major general in the American Revolution, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a federal judge. He commanded the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries.