:Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War

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The Northern Theater of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the Northern Department of the Continental Army, was a theater of operations{{Cite book |last=Cubbison |first=Douglas R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DjI7BGC1QoC&pg=PA2&dq#v=snippet&q=%22Northern%20Theater%20of%20operations%22&f=false |title=The American Northern Theater Army in 1776: The Ruin and Reconstruction of the Continental Force |date= |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7864-5720-5 |pages=104 |language=en |quote="Northern Theater of Operations"}} during the American Revolutionary War.{{Cite web |last=Procknow |first=Gene |date=June 21, 2017 |title=Theaters of the American Revolution: Northern, Middle, Southern, Western, Naval |url=https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/06/theaters-american-revolution-northern-middle-southern-western-naval/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015162637/https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/06/theaters-american-revolution-northern-middle-southern-western-naval/ |archive-date=15 October 2024 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Journal of the American Revolution |language=en-US |edition=}}

It was originally called the New York Department, and consisted of all of New York State. On November 12, 1776, after the British occupation of New York City, the Highlands Department was created out of the Northern Department. The Northern Department then stopped 30 miles south of Albany. After that, it was always referred to as the Northern Department.

The Highlands Department was the smallest in area, and was formed around the defenses on the Hudson River north of New York City.