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The Massachusetts militia began the | The Massachusetts militia began the American Revolutionary War at the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]],<ref name=abtarng>{{cite web |title=About the Army National Guard |publisher=National Guard Bureau |url=http://www.ng.mil/about/arng.aspx |access-date=December 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117043040/http://www.ng.mil/about/arng.aspx|archive-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> The Massachusetts militia units were mobilized either during or shortly after the above battles and used to form, along with units from Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire, the [[Army of Observation]] during the [[Siege of Boston]]. On July 3, 1775, General [[George Washington]], under the authority of the [[Continental Congress]], assumed command of the Army of Observation and the new organization became the [[Continental Army]] from which the [[United States Army]] traces its origins.<ref>[https://www.military.com/history U.S. Military History] Retrieved 4 September 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.loc.gov/collections/george-washington-papers/articles-and-essaystimelinethe-american-revolution/George Washington PapersThe American Revolution] Retrieved 15 January 2023</ref> | ||
Throughout the war, militia units were mobilized when British forces entered their geographic areas and participated in most of the battles fought during the war.<ref>[https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/7814 Militia or Regular Army?] Retrieved15January 2023</ref><ref>[https://campedwards.ng.mil/About-Us/History/ Camp Edwards Training Site] Retrieved 15 January 2023</ref> | Throughout the war, militia units were mobilized when British forces entered their geographic areas and participated in most of the battles fought during the war.<ref>[https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/7814 Militia or Regular Army?] Retrieved15January 2023</ref><ref>[https://campedwards.ng.mil/About-Us/History/ Camp Edwards Training Site] Retrieved 15 January 2023</ref> | ||