Lists of the American Revolution: List of American Revolutionary War Battles, List of Book-Based War Films (1775 1898 Wars), List of British Units in

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: List of American Revolutionary War battles, List of book-based war films (1775 1898 wars), List of British units in the American Revolutionary War, List of Continental Army units, List of Continental Army units (1775), List of Continental Army units (1776), List of Continental Army units (1777 1784), List of French units in the American Revolutionary War, List of plays and films about the American Revolution, List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War, List of United States state navies in the American Revolutionary War, Timeline of the American Revolution. Excerpt: This is list of war films based on books for wars that took place between 1775 and 1898. 9 April 1838 June 1811 1851 1886 For later conflicts, see the List of films based on war books 1898 1926. Unless otherwise stated, the source for film information is the IMDb. The Continental Army was the army raised by the Second Continental Congress to oppose the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. The army went through three major establishments: the first in 1775, the second in 1776, and the third from 1777 until after the end of the war. The Continental Army of 1777 was a result of several critical reforms and political decisions that came about when it was apparent that the British were sending massive forces to put an end to the Revolution. In order to create a more stable, better trained army that would not cease to exist at the end of each year the army had nearly collapsed at the end of 1776 men were now required to enlist for either three years, or for the duration of the war. On September 16, 1776, the Continental Congress passed the "eighty-eight battalion resolve," which called for each state to contribute regiments in proportion to their population. (The terms regiment and battalion were virtually interchangeable at that time since nearly every Continental Army regiment consisted of a single battalion). The quota of infantry regiments was fixed at 15 each from Massachusetts and Virginia, 12 from Pennsylvania, 9 from North Carolina, 8 each from Connecticut and Maryland, 6 from South Carolina, 4 each from New York and New Jersey, 3 from New Hampshire, 2 from Rhode Island, and 1 each from Delaware and Georgia. Each state was expected to arm, clothe, and equip its regiments. A state's quota of infantry regiments was collectively known as that state's "line," such as the Pennsylvania Line. A state "line" was an administrative designation and not a tactical formation like a brigade or division. Washington and his generals believed that 88 regiment