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July 3, 1775: Washington Takes Command

July 3, 1775: Washington Takes Command

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July 3, 20251m 54s

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Cover art for July 3, 1775: Washington Taking Command of the American Army, detail from an 1876 Currier & Ives print.

On June 15, 1775, George Washington was appointed Commander of the newly-formed Continental Army.

On July 2, Washington finally arrived in Cambridge after a few stops in Trenton, New York and presumably a couple of other places. What he found was a huge mess.

So on July 3, he officially took command and started the work of turning this ragtag crew into some kind of organized fighting force.

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