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Colonial American military history. Colonial American military history is the military record of the Thirteen Colonies from their founding to the American Revolution in 1775. George Washington in 1772 as colonel of the Virginia Regiment; painting by Charles Willson Peale.
American Military History: A Survey from Colonial Times to the Present (2nd ed. 2012) 416 pp; Boyne, Walter J. Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947–2007 (2nd ed. 2007) 576 pp excerpt; Bradford, James C. (2003). Atlas of American military history. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-521661-5. Brown, Jerold E. (2001).
American Military History: A Survey from Colonial Times to the Present (2nd ed. 2012) 416 pp; Crocker H. W., III (2007). Don't Tread on Me: A 400-Year History of America at War. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4000-5364-3. Chambers, John Whiteclay; Fred Anderson, eds. (1999). The Oxford companion to American military history. Oxford ...
The history of the United States Army began in 1775, as part of the United States Armed Forces. The Army's main responsibility has been in fighting land battles and military occupation. The Corps of Engineers also has a major role in controlling rivers inside the United States. The Continental Army was founded in response to a need for ...
In colonial times, the Thirteen Colonies used a militia system for defense. Colonial militia laws—and after independence, those of the United States and the various states—required able-bodied males to enroll in the militia, to undergo a minimum of military training, and to serve for limited periods of time in war or emergency.
The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic launched major colonization ...
The American Revolution was a monumental political and military conflict that took place from 1765 to 1783, during which 13 British North American colonies rebelled against imperial rule. The protests initially arose due to taxes imposed by the British monarchy and Parliament without colonial representation.
From 1689 to 1763, a series of conflicts between the English/British and the French took place, which saw the two European powers fight a number of wars, spanning a number of continents, including North America. During this period, the colonial powers fought over control of the colonies of British America and New France.