Storming of Redoubt 10 during the Siege of Yorktown The Continental Army was created on 14 June by the Continental Congress as a unified army for the colonies to fight Great Britain, with George Washington appointed as its commander. As the Revolutionary War progressed, French aid, resources, and military thinking influenced the new army. A number of European soldiers came on their own to help, such as Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben , who taught the army Prussian tactics and organizational skills. The army fought numerous pitched battles and in the South —81 sometimes used the Fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics , hitting where the enemy was weakest, to wear down the British forces. Washington led victories against the British at Trenton and Princeton , but lost a series of battles around New York City in and Philadelphia in With a decisive victory at Yorktown , and the help of the French, the Continental Army prevailed against the British. After the war, though, the Continental Army was quickly given land certificates and disbanded in a reflection of the republican distrust of standing armies.
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