what years was the revolutionary war fought
By 1776 Washington had an army of 20,000 men. About one-third came from colonial militia groups, and two-thirds were regular army. The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. Throughout the war, state troops and local militias supplemented the Continental (Federal) Army.