The inexperienced Continental Army was defeated on Long Island, Manhattan, and at White Plains, New York.

由于大陆军缺乏经验，在长岛、曼哈顿、纽约白原战役中战败。

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When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

在1775年五月当第二次大陆会议在费城举行，华盛顿作为弗吉尼亚代表之一，当选为大陆军总司令。

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When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

当1775年5月第二次大陆会议在费城召开时，作为弗吉尼亚州的代表之一，华盛顿被选为大陆军的总司令。

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He had commanded the Continental Army in America's successful fight for independence from Britain.

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Soon after George Washington, a Virginia slaveholder, took command of the Continental army in 1775, blacks were forbidden to serve.

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When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

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Still, when I think of how hopeless the prospects for the Continental Army appeared that winter in Valley Forge, and yet somehow defeat was averted, it humbles me.

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