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In the aftermath of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, colonial militiamen converged on Boston to confront the veteran British Army. But over the next six months, newly appointed commander-in-chief George Washington struggled to transform a patchwork of amateur militias into a unified national army.
As the conflict wore on, Americans debated whether to escalate the fight and take the unprecedented step of declaring their independence.
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