Well…it’s official. It was on this day in 1775 that our assorted collection of irregular militiamen turned into a genuine army.

The Provincial Congress in Massachusetts proposed, and adopted, a resolution that provided for a genuine army dedicated to protecting our shores against the British. That was the New England Army, but the name didn’t last long. Tune in to find out their other name.

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