Battles; Campaigns; Leaders; Facts; Documents. (6), One hundred men from the Massachusetts Line marched out of West Point on January 1st, 1780, but were returned to their stations shortly thereafter. As dusk fell, superior British numbers forced Hand's troops into a hurried retreat through the town. 3rd Virginia Regiment: December 1775. (9) Some states vigorously sought to maintain enlistment by offering huge cash bounties to soldiers who reenlisted. The circumstances will now point out much more forcibly what ought to be done, than any thing that can possibly be said by me on the subject. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 3rd Continental Artillery Regiment (Cranes Continental Artillery Regiment): January of 1777. ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 7th Connecticut Regiment. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Boston, New York Campaign, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment: December of 1775. Westmorelands (Wyoming) Individual Companies: August of 1776. Reorganized in 1779 and was transferred to the Southern Department, where it was redesignated the 2nd Partisan Corps (three mounted and three infantry troops). Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. The British suffered most of the 140 casualties lost during the action. Captain George Stricker of Maryland was promoted lieutenant colonel and Ludowick Weltner of Maryland was elevated to major. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780. Later, they fell back to a third position at Stockton Hollow, outside Trenton. New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Qubec, Fort Ticonderoga, the Philadelphia Campaign, Brandywine, Germantown, Whitemarsh, Monmouth Court House, and the Siege of Yorktown. [5] Colonel Henry Leonard d'Arendt was appointed to lead the regiment on the same date. One-half of the unit was credited to the Maryland Line[19] while the remaining half became part of the Pennsylvania Line. A name index originally created for the ISA (Inventory System: Archives) database drawn from data in the following archival record series: Keystone State. Fought as three troops of Continental Dragoons during the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the New York Campaign. 1st New Hampshire Regiment: May of 1775. (4), The decision was intended to save money for an already tightfisted populace, who had little interest in paying taxes to maintain the army. 6th Pennsylvania Regiment: December of 1775. 12th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. 3rd Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. 1st Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. Formed Jan 1776 from consolidating, less Morse's (see 7th Regiment) and Watkin's Companies (see 12th Regiment), ReOrganized & Redesignated Apr. The new organizations would have stronger companies than those of most of the existing regiments and would save money. The soldiers were vehement in their intentions: They declared it was not their intention [to defect], and that they would hang any man who would attempt it.(15), By January 2nd, virtually the entire Pennsylvania Line, minus its officers, was marching to Princeton. Walkers Regiment: April of 1775. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies Overview This Revolutionary War Militia Arrangement provides a breakdown of the battalions and companies raised in each county and the names of the commanding officers. On the 10th, Reed told the board of sergeants that before his proposal could be carried out, they must provide him with the two captured British agents.(32). This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. [16] Washington posted German Battalion at the bridge in the second line, behind Scott's troops. 3rd Georgia Regiment: July of 1776. 3rd Maryland Regiment: September of 1776. Westmoreland's (Wyoming) Individual Companies: August of 1776. As Arnolds campaign swept through Virginia, the locals volunteered to defend Virginia and an entire division was formed from volunteers. ENGAGEMENTS? You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. New Jerseys citizens and soldiers sympathized with the Pennsylvanians, as did the Pennsylvania militia. [21], Weltner became lieutenant colonel on 29 April 1777, replacing Stricker. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island. After Haussegger defected to the British, George Washington appointed the Prussian volunteer Henry Leonard d'Arendt to command the battalion. The Continental Army had 26,000 men in July 1779, but less than 15,000 by the following summer. In a brilliant action, the Americans inflicted 75 casualties on the British while only losing five killed and nine wounded. Continental Regiments, Connecticut Line Pennsylvania Line New Hampshire Line Massachusetts Line New York Line Rhode Island Line New Jersey Line Delaware Line Maryland Line Virginia Line North Carolina Line South Carolina Line Georgia Line Other Regiments Artillery Units Mounted Units. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island. These men fought in the Yorktown Campaign and were one of three allied divisions that helped defeated Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. The names of Michael App, John Graff and Christ. 3rd New York Regiment: October of 1775. They are dressed in white frocks or rifle shirts and round hats. Theoretically, the Continentals were a wage earning regular army like the British. Longs Regiment: May of 1775. American Revolutionary War 4th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. Washington implemented the reorganization of the Main Army on 1 January 1776. Please enable scripts and reload this page. After the negotiations, Reed sent his proposal to the sergeants. Reorganized and transferred frequently during the war, the regiment saw action in the New York and New Jersey campaigns, Hudson Highlands, Philadelphia Campaign, and Iroquois Campaign, and the Siege of Yorktown. 4th Georgia Regiment Commanded by Col. John White; Authorized Feb 1777 The regiment was organized in summer & fall 1777 Captured at Charlestown May 1780 Disbanded Jan. 1781 Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers See Mounted Units below 1777-1779 Maryland Line 1st Maryland Regiment Commanded by Col. John H. Stone ReOrganized & Reorganized in 1779. The following is an excerpt from a letter dated 23 December, 1777 from Valley Forge: I am now convinced beyond a doubt, that, unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place in that line, this army must inevitably be reduced to one or other of these three things; starve, dissolve, or disperse in order to obtain subsistence in the best manner they can. [1] Prompted by the controversy, the Continental Congress determined to raise a unit from Americans of German descent. Northern theater after Saratoga, 17781781. At first, both he and Wayne feared that the soldiers might treat him badly if he entered Princeton. The Delaware Regiment: December of 1775. (36) Enlistment was like any labor contract; the army could utilize a soldiers life in exchange for pay and provisions. The Philadelphia Campaign, Charleston, and Greenes Southern Campaign. Samuel Dale; He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army upon the formation of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment on October 25, 1776. [22] On 22 May 1777, Washington assigned the German Battalion to the 2nd Maryland Brigade, then he quickly changed his mind and reassigned it to the 1st Virginia Brigade two days later. Commanded by Col. Charles Armand and served in the New York Campaign. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, Cherokee Campaign, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780. Saratoga and in the Iroquois Campaign. Assigned to the defense of Philadelphia, fought at Monmouth Court House. 5th Pennsylvania Regiment: December of 1775. 9th Virginia Regiment: December of 1775. The 4th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Revolutionary War. 11th Massachusetts Regiment: September of 1776. On 17 July the ninth company was recruited from Pennsylvanians at the urging of George Washington as a way to employ French and Indian War veteran Lieutenant John David Woelper of the 3rd Pennsylvania Battalion. Disbanded in 1779. If the soldiers were only self-interested, they could have demanded more from the government and risked wrecking the Continental Army, or could have defected to the British. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780. The army served for the entire eight years of the Revolutionary War, from 1775-1783, in North America as well as in the West Indies. Part of the unit was captured at Fort Washington on November 16, 1776. What became known as the German Battalion was authorized on 25 May 1776 as an Extra Continental Regiment. [6] The unit fought in the Battle of Trenton on 26 December. 9th Pennsylvania Regiment: September of 1776. Virginia Independent Rifle Company: June of 1775. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greenes Southern Campaign. The brothers were, from oldest to youngest: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [20] When Washington began raising Additional Continental Regiments he refrained from raising any in Maryland because of that state's responsibility to the German Battalion. On 19 March 1777, he was removed from the rolls. During these incidents, other Continental troops put down the revolts. It was necessary to commit British and Hessian grenadiers before the Americans pulled back. [5] Because he was serving in the north, he found out about his promotion in August and did not arrive in Philadelphia until October. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780. 1st Pennsylvania Regiment: June of 1775. Revolutionary War Pension Declarations Christman George 1.4 33335 1820 Christman, Felix Family Christman Samuel 7 33335 1820 Christman, Felix Family . While it is impossible to track every unit that fought in the Revolutionary War due to all the militia this is a good starting point for understanding where your ancestor may have fought and what they endured during the war. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780. 4th Continental Artillery Regiment (Proctors Continental Artillery Regiment): October of 1775. PHMC. Part of the unit was captured at Fort Washington on November 16, 1776. It fought at Trenton in December 1776, where its men called out in German for the Hessians to lay down their arms. Second Seminole War. 1776 into Continental Army (see also, Redesignated Oct. 1776 4th Company, 4th South Carolina Regiment, Redesignated Oct. 1776 5th Company, 4th South Carolina Regiment, Authorized Nov 1775 as "The Georgia Regiment", Redesignated as the 1st Georgia Regiment on July 1776; (see also, The regiment was organized in fall & winter 1776 (see also, The regiment was organized Feb 1776 (see also, Commanded by Col. Nicholas Hussecker; Half was from pennsylvania. Commanded by professional Polish cavalry officer Count Casimir Pulaski. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. With Rall and many of their higher officers wounded, the Hessians soon capitulated. The soldiers' grievances were founded upon a violation of the literal enlistment contracts between themselves and the Pennsylvania government, a parallel to the rebels' conflict . 2nd Partisan Corps (Lees Legion): June of 1776. Pulaskis Legion: April of 1778. Continental Artillery Regiment (Gridleys and Knoxs Artillery Regiment): May of 1775. 6th Virginia Regiment: December of 1775. Major Nicholas Haussegger of the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion was made colonel in command of the battalion. Captain Adam Bitting, commander of Company D, 4th Pennsylvania Regiment was shot and killed by a mutineer. [15] That evening, columns of British and Hessians tried to storm the bridge and the lower fords, but were stopped with heavy losses. [13] The alcoholic Fermoy abandoned his troops, leaving the capable Hand in charge. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 8th Pennsylvania Regiment: January of 1776. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Mohawk Valley. Timothy Bedel's Company of Rangers), D. Brewer's /Putnam's Massachusetts Regiments, Sayer's and Sullivan's Companies, Scammon's Regiment, Gerrish's /Baldwin's Massachusetts Regiment, Mansfield's /Hutchinson's Massachusetts Regiment, Smallwood's Maryland Battalion (aka 1st Maryland Battalion), 3d South Carolina Regiment (aka South Carolina Ranger Regiment), 5th South Carolina Regiment (aka 1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment), 6th South Carolina Regiment (aka 2d South Carolina Rifle Regiment), Beaufort Independent Company of Artillery, Georgetown Independent Company of Artillery, South Carolina Artillery Regiment (aka 4th South Carolina Regiment), 1st Continental Light Dragoon Regiment (aka unofficially as Bland's Horse), 2d Continental Light Dragoon Regiment (aka unofficially as Sheldon's Horse), Major Nicholas Dietrich, Baron de Ottendorf's , Corp, ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the, Commanded by Col.s Benedict Arnold and John Durkee, Commanded by Col.s John Bull, later by Col. John Phillip DeHaas; (see also, Commanded by Col.s Arthur St.Clair and Joseph Wood, The regiment was organized Jan.-Feb. 1776, Commanded by Col.s John Shee and Lambert Cadwallader, The regiment was organized Jan.-Mar. Disbanded in 1778. Philadelphia Campaign. Anthony Wayne made similar accusations in letters to the Pennsylvania executive council. The Continental Army was depleted in 1781, as well as widely disaffected. Corps of North Carolina Light Dragoons: April of 1776. [36] On 22 July, the battalion transferred to the 2nd Maryland Brigade. Linn, John Blair. Assigned to the defense of Philadelphia, fought at Monmouth Court House. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Virginia State Militia: Organized in 1780-1781 to defend Virginia against the British invasion led by turncoat Brig. Georgia Continental Artillery Companies: January of 1776. Hudson Highlands and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivans Expedition). The regiment fought at Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, Monmouth and the Sullivan Expedition. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780. (22) Also on the 5th, Washington sent a circular letter to Congress and the Governors of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army upon the formation of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment on October 25, 1776. Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780. Pennsylvania Military Records Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War 1st Pennsylvania Regiment Brief History Also known as the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion and Thompson's Rifle Battalion. The Siege of Boston, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivans Expedition). However, one can make a logical and convincing argument that these men remained patriotic even through the mutiny. Porters Regiment: April of 1775. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Wayne desperately wanted them executed, which would show the Pennsylvanians loyalty to their cause, but the sergeants preferred a compromise. 7th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. In the late 1760s he worked as a frontier fur trader near Pittsburgh with his brother Richard. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, and Princeton before being disbanded in 1777. The bulk of the artillery regiments (1st, 2nd, and 4th) were combined into a Continental Artillery Brigade commanded by Henry Knox, who rose to the rank of brigadier general before wars end. Reorganized into the Virginia line in February of 1777. 9th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island. +'?Category=Auditing&backtype=item&ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'config') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Charleston, where it was captured. Gen. (British) Benedict Arnold. The Canadian Campaign and Saratoga. These units included: This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 14th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. 1st Continental Light Dragoon Regiment (Blands Horse): June of 1776. Authorized in May 1776 as an extra Continental regiment, the battaltion recruited ethnic Germans from Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Siege of Boston, throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, and Princeton before being reorganized. 15th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. 14th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. Butler was the second of five brothers who served as officers in the American Revolution. New York Campaign, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivans Expedition). 1st Continental Artillery Regiment (Harrisons Continental Artillery Regiment): November of 1776. They merely wanted what the government owed them, and even when denied this, the soldiers stayed on. Reorganized in 1779. Digital version at Family History Archive. [12], The next day, Cornwallis brought on the Battle of the Assunpink Creek when he launched a major push with 8,000 troops and 28 guns. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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