Washington's+Army

= ** Washington's Army ** =


 * Washington's army consist of the continental line, The militia, riflemen and allies. His Four army categories worked together during the revolution. Washington's continental line were the trained men ready to go head to head with the British. They were trained hard and there coat uniform was lined with dark blue and some red. They wore black cocked hats with white trim. Washington's colonial militia on the hand were "patriot volunteers." These were civilian men who had no or very little training. They came from every background and were need to defend there homeland. These men were also called minutemen, they came from all places but were ready to fight on a minutes notice. The army also had the riflemen. The riflemen were mainly men from places like the Carolina's, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia. These were men who were experts with a rifle. They were used very differently than the militia or even the continental line. The last group of the army force were the allies. The colonies allies were France and even the Indians. Washington's militia, allies, Continental line and riflemen all led the Colonies to victory and independence from the British.**

media type="youtube" key="AhdmDDBjco0?fs=1" height="326" width="398" align="right" **This shows the different battles** **of Washington and his troops** **during the Revolutionary War in the** **video to the right. To the left shows the** **Colonial Militia during the time of** **the Revolution.**