Who became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution in 1775?

George Washington became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775.

The Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, after fighting had begun between colonial militias and British troops. Congress selected Washington, a Virginia delegate and experienced veteran of the French and Indian War, as its leader. John Adams nominated him, and Congress elected him unanimously the following day.

Washington took command near Boston on July 2, 1775. He inherited a force made up largely of short-term colonial militia units, with serious shortages of weapons, supplies, training, and money. His leadership gradually transformed it into a more coordinated national army.

Washington remained commander-in-chief through the Revolutionary War. His army helped force the British evacuation of Boston in 1776 and later accepted General Charles Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown in 1781. Washington resigned his commission in December 1783, a decision that reinforced the principle of civilian government. He later became the first U.S. president.