<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" id="mwYQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>: the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army" id="mwYg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> is established by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress" id="mwYw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a>, marking the birth of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" id="mwZA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a>.