The Continental Army was the standing force raised by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to coordinate the colonies' fight against Britain. Commanded by George Washington, it was a centralized, hierarchically organized force with standardized enlistment terms, distinct from the local militias that supplemented it, and its victory at Yorktown in 1781 secured American independence. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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During the American Revolution (1775-1783), pikes called "trench spears" made by local blacksmiths saw limited use until enough bayonets could be procured for general use by both Continental Army and attached militia units.
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