In the spring of 1775, Hamilton like many young men, volunteered for service in the various militia companies that would soon be fashioned into the continental army.

1775年春，汉密尔顿像许多年轻人一样，自愿参加各种民兵连的服务，这些民兵连很快就会组成大陆军队。

It transformed the militiamen who had assembled near Boston, after the battle of Lexington, into a Continental army and selected Washington as commander-in-chief.

它将在列克星敦战役后集结在波士顿附近的民兵转变为一支大陆军，并选定华盛顿为总司令。

In july 1776, Hamilton's talent soon attracted the attention of continental army commander George Washington who promoted him to lieutenant colonel and appointed him as his chief of staff in early 1777.

1776年7月，汉密尔顿的才华很快引起了大陆陆军司令乔治华盛顿的注意，他提升汉密尔顿为中校，并在1777年初任命他为参谋长。