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1. www.fpri.org › article › 2007Understanding the Creation of the U.S. Armed Forces

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   The creation of the United States’ military forces was a prolonged, complicated process that unfolded in three distinct periods, beginning with the Revolution but continuing through the Confederation and early Constitutional eras.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Military_history_of_theMilitary history of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Beginning in 1689, the colonies became involved in a series of wars between Great Britain and France for control of North America, the most important of which were Queen Anne's War, in which the British conquered French colony Acadia, and the final French and Indian War (1754–63) when Britain was victorious over all the French colonies in North ...

3. newsmilitary.com › when-was-the-us-army-formed-aWhen Was the US Army Formed: A Brief History and Timeline

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   Jul 31, 2023 · The U.S. Army was officially established on June 14, 1775 by the Continental Congress in order to defend America's newly declared independence from Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

4. www.statista.com › statistics › 1066986U.S. Armed Forces: military personnel 1816-2016 | Statista

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   Aug 9, 2024 · Annual number of military personnel employed in the United States Armed Forces and their share of the total population from 1816 to 2016.

5. www.britannica.com › topic › The-United-States-ArmyUnited States Army | History, Generals, Battles, Flag ...

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   2 days ago · United States Army, major branch of the United States armed forces charged with the preservation of peace and security and the defense of the country. The army furnishes most of the ground forces in the U.S. military organization. Origins in the American Revolution and early republic.

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6. www.military.com › historyUS Military History | Military.com

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   The U.S. military formed on June 14, 1775, during the American Revolution with the country’s first formal fighting force, the Continental Army. The Revolution was fought from 1775 to 1783,...

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   What is the history of the United States Army?

   • The United States Army is one of the oldest and largest branches of the U.S. military, with a rich history that spans over 240 years. The U.S. Army was officially established on June 14, 1775 by the Continental Congress in order to defend America's newly declared independence from Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

   When Was the US Army Formed: A Brief History and Timeline

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   When did the United States create the Armed Forces?

   • The creation of the United States’ military forces was a prolonged, complicated process that unfolded in three distinct periods, beginning with the Revolution but continuing through the Confederation and early Constitutional eras. The armed forces date their official birth to 1775.

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   When did the army become a military?

   • However, identifying any single date as thebirth of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps is arbitrary. In regard to the Army, the United States never had one single army. Instead it always had a dual army that emerged from the colonial background and was solidified during the Revolution.

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   Did the United States have a single army?

   • In regard to the Army, the United States never had one single army. Instead it always had a dual army that emerged from the colonial background and was solidified during the Revolution. Each of the two armies derived from a distinct strand of British ideology regarding land forces, which the colonists had inherited from the mother country.

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8. fieldphones.org › 004-us-fieldphonesfieldphones.org - U.S. Signal Corps Field Telephones Timeline

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   The origins of the U.S. Army Signal Corps go back to the 1860ies. Initially visual signalling (Flags, Torches) was used, soon to be extended by wireline telegraphy and soon after it's invention in 1876 stationary telephony. The first portable field telephones were introduced by the turn of the century [23] [51].