- Authorized on June 21, 1776 in the Continental Army as "Dubois' Regiment." The regiment was assigned to the Northern Department.
- Partially organized in the fall of 1776 in Albany. The regiment was made up primarily from veterens who served in Canada during operations in 1775-76.
- Reorganized and redesignated January 26, 1777 as the 3rd New York Regiment. The regiment was to consist of 8 companies from Dutchess and Ulster Counties and New York City and County; concurrently , relieved from the Northern Department and assigned to the Highlands Department .
- Relieved on May 12, 1777 from the Highlands Department and reassigned back to the Northern Department.
- Assigned on November 4, 1777 to the New York Brigade, an element of the Northern Department.
- New York Brigade relieved on May 24, 1779 from the Northern Department and assigned to the Main Continental Army.
- Reorganized on May 30, 1779 to consist of 9 companies.
- New York Brigade relieved on May 30, 1780 from the Main Army and assigned to the Northern Department.
- New York Brigade relieved on June 19, 1780 from the Northern Department and assigned to the Highlands Department .
- New York Brigade relieved on November 6, 1780 from the Highlands Department and assigned to the Northern Department.
- Consolidated on January 1, 1781 with the 1st New York Regiment.
Lineage taken from "The Continental Army" by Robert K Wright
- New
York 1777
- Mohawk
Valley
- Iroquois
1779
The 3rd New York Regiment was authorized under Colonel James Clinton on June 28, 1775 for five months service in Canada. The regiment was reraised between February 1776 and Mary 1776 at Albany, New York for service with the Continental Army under Colonel Rudolphus Ritzema. The regiment was raised for the third time in December, 1776 under the command of Peter Gansevoort.
The regiment would see action in the New York Campaign, Fort Stanwix and the Sullivan Expedition. During the winter of 1779 - 1780 it encamped with the New York Brigade at Morristown, New Jersey. The regiment was merged into the 1st New York Regiment, on January 1, 1781.
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