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$3,000 asking price. The following explains about the phrase. Could also be used to build a site for people who want to learn to fly..... first to post sold takes it. otherwise PM me with questions
In the American Revolutionary War, the Flying Camp was a military formation employed by the Americans in the second half of 1776.
After the British evacuation of Boston in March 1776, General George Washington met with members of the Continental Congress to determine future military strategy. Faced with a defending a huge amount of territory from potential British operations, Washington recommended forming a "flying camp", which in the military terminology of the day referred to a mobile, strategic reserve of troops. Congress agreed, and on 3 June 1776, it passed a resolution "that a flying camp be immediately established in the middle colonies and that it consist of 10,000 men...."
In the American Revolutionary War, the Flying Camp was a military formation employed by the Americans in the second half of 1776.
After the British evacuation of Boston in March 1776, General George Washington met with members of the Continental Congress to determine future military strategy. Faced with a defending a huge amount of territory from potential British operations, Washington recommended forming a "flying camp", which in the military terminology of the day referred to a mobile, strategic reserve of troops. Congress agreed, and on 3 June 1776, it passed a resolution "that a flying camp be immediately established in the middle colonies and that it consist of 10,000 men...."
