The Society of the Cincinnati was established by Henry Knox in 1783 to assist the officers of the Continental Army and Navy and their families, to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution, and to maintain the union of the former colonies. A French Society of the Cincinnati was founded soon afterward by King Louis XVI. Cincinnati, Ohio and Cincinnatus, New York, in the United States, were named in his honor.Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "Cincinnati".
The Society of the Cincinnati was established by Henry Knox in 1783 to assist the officers of the Continental Army and Navy and their families to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution and to maintain the union of the former colonies A French Society of the Cincinnati was founded soon afterward by King Louis XVI Cincinnati Ohio and Cincinnatus New York in the United States were named in his honorEncyclopædia Britannica 9th ed (1878) Vol V "Cincinnati"