About+The+Army

Julian Skiffington = __ABOUT THE CONTINENTAL ARMY__ = = You Will be Safe in Our Hands =

The Continental Army is made up of well trained, dedicated, and respected men. The Continental Army is the key to our freedom and independence from the British. We are dedicated to protecting our Colonies, and ensure freedom. As a soldier in the Continental Army you will be trained in your tactical skills, physical skills, and discipline. With these skills you will help us gain our independence and will be well honored and respected for doing so. Every soldier in the Continental Army is a hero and within joining so are you.

=The Continental Army: A Force Not to be Reckoned With.=

Our army is made up of thousands of men and no matter strong we could be outnumbered, there is nothing stronger than the force of a soldier in the Continental Army. In the Battle of Trenton the Colonial Army attacked the feirsome Hessians for the first time. The Colonial Army got to the Hessians in the morning while the plan was to catch them of guard at night. This presented no challenge to the Continental Army though. The Continental Army won against the feared Hessians losing no men and none were even wounded. An amazing victory. In Joining the Continental Army you can be a part of that amazement, you will experience it and you can even be the reason for it.

"After being made captive we were immediately transferred across the Delaware in boats, the river being full of ice, so that we had to resign ourselves to the possibility of death. The wind was so strong against us, and the ice prevented the boat I was in from reaching the shore, so that we were driven almost two miles down the Delaware. I therefore resolved, in order not to spend the night on this river, in such dreadful weather, and gradually to die, to jump into the river and either die quickly or to get on land. I did that and Lieutenant [Wilhelm] von Drach followed me, as did the troops in the boat. Fortunately we reached land, but had to wade through water up to our chest for seventy yards, breaking through ice in many places. It would have been no surprise if this destroyed our health and instead of a promotion and a good nest egg, returned home to an unhappy prince with a wasted body." –Andreas Wiederholdt (Hessian) After Colonial Victory of The Battle of Trenton.



=Ranks=

As the Continental Army has unfortunately no uniforms, and consequently many inconveniences must arise from not being able to distinguish the commissioned officers from the privates, it is desired that some badge of distinction be immediately provided; for instance that the field officers may have red or pink colored cockades in their hats, the captains yellow or buff, and the subalterns green. -Your General, George Washington.

__Rank Structure__
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 * Ensign**

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 * Lieutenant**

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 * Captain**

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 * Major**

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 * Lieutenant Colonel**

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 * Colonel**

Insignia:
 * Brigadier General**

Insignia:
 * Major General**