Rev250-024 Washington Takes Command

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

Education, History

4.6 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The Continental Congress gives command of the new Continental Army to George Washington. When he arrives in Cambridge Massachusetts on July 2, 1775, he is shocked by the condition of the army. For more, check up Episode 67: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/10/episode-067-washington-takes-command.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.8	Hello, and thanks for joining Revolution 250, where we look at events that took place 250 years ago this week.
0:13.0	This is from the American Revolution podcast, just a short bonus episode to remind you about these important anniversaries from the Revolutionary War. This week,
0:22.5	we remember George Washington taking command of the Continental Army. Hey, Harry. Hello, mate.
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0:55.0	seven-day expiry terms and conditions apply at gamblerware.org. On July 2nd, 1775, George Washington arrived
1:02.9	in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Continental Congress had instructed him to create a continental army
1:08.8	out of the New England Army of observation that was surrounding
1:12.3	Boston. It's important to remember that news took time to travel in America. Congress had appointed
1:18.4	Washington on June 16th. Commanding General Artemis Ward had overseen the Battle of Bunker
1:24.5	Hill the following day, June 17th. It wasn't until a week later that
1:29.5	Ward received word that Washington would be taking command of this new army. Ward didn't leave a record
1:35.9	about his thoughts on being superseded in command, but he probably appreciated that it was part of
1:41.4	a larger strategy to bring the colonies from outside of New England,
1:45.2	particularly Virginia, into the war. Washington arrived in camp, escorted by James Warren,
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