The United States Army was founded 250 years ago this weekend on Wednesday, June 14, 1775 by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The next day, on Thursday, June 15, 1775, Virginia-born George Washington -- a Colonel in the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) -- would be formally appointed as general and commander in chief of what was then simply known as the Continental Army.
The Continental Army of George Washington, which seldom fielded more than 13,000 to 20,000 men at any given time, would later go on to defeat the British Army in North America and secure American independence over the course of the eight years of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).
Over the course of the next two-and-a-half centuries, the U.S. Army would go on to become one of the greatest military organizations in world history.
Happy Birthday, U.S. Army!
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