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13 October 1775
The U S Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy which was established during the American Revolutionary War and
and
was effectively disbanded
as as a a a a a a a separate entity shortly thereafter After suffering significant loss of of goods and
and
personnel at at the the hands of of the the Barbary pirates from Algiers the the U S Congress passed
the the the Naval Act of of 1794 for the the the the construction of of of six heavy frigates the the the first ships of of the the the U S Navy 14 June 1775
The modern U S Army has its roots in in the Continental Army which was formed to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775– 1783)—before the United States of America was established as as a a a a a a country After the the the Revolutionary War the the the the Congress of the the the the Confederation created the the the United States Army on on on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded
Continental Army 10 November 1775
The history of the U S Marine Corps began when two battalions of Continental Marines were formed on on on 10 November 1775
in in Philadelphia as a a a a a a service branch of of infantry troops capable of of fighting both at sea and
on shore