America's People Army - Largest Share In U.S. History | S1E14 AAR

America's People Army - Largest Share In U.S. History | S1E14 AAR

Militias existed. Local defense existed. So why did Congress create the Continental Army—only to limit its power?

What was this army fighting for? Who served in Washington's Army, and why? And how did serving in the Continental Army create a new national identity—an American identity?

As for Washington, was he a good general? Was he qualified for the job? And did pivotal battles of the Revolutionary War change how soldiers understood citizenship?

📄 Interview transcript & takeaways: https://analyzingamericanrevolution.com/continental-soldier-citizens-americas-peoples-army/

🚩About My 209th Guest: Dr. Ricardo Herrera

My guest is Dr. Ricardo Herrera, a retired professor of Military History at the Department of National Security and Strategy in the US Army War College. Dr. Herrera has served as an Armor and Cavalry officer in the US Army. Dr. Herrera has published extensively on U.S. military history, including the following books that we discuss in this interview:

—"Feeding Washington’s Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778", which was a Finalist in the Inaugural American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History, and

—"For Liberty and the Republic: The American Citizen as Soldier, 1775-1861".

—His forthcoming book is tentatively titled "Most Uncommon Soldier: The Life, Letters, and Journal of Edward Ashley Bowen Phelps, 1814-1893"


▶️Other Related Interviews:

►Dr. Paul Lockhart - Valley Forge & Baron de Steuben

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►Dr. Gonzalo Quintero - Spain: will be linked here when interview publishes

►Dr. Peter Van Cleave - the Netherlands: will be linked here when interview publishes


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📑 Video Chapters:

00:00 Select Highlights

01:35 Guest Introduction

03:44 A Weird Organization

07:33 A Conservative Force

11:29 Continental Army vs. Intercolonial Militia

14:51 Colonial Rivalries

20:18 Recruiting Continental Soldiers

25:48 Dangers of Regional Regiments

28:27 Why Soldiers Fought

33:50 Forming an American Identity

39:29 Pivotal Battles That Changed Minds

47:31 Washington: Tactician or Strategist?

57:37 Congress Limits the Army’s Power

1:02:08 Did Congress Cut the Army’s Funding?

1:03:25 Largest People’s Army in U.S. History


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