• Authorized on March 6, 1776 in the Pennsylvania State Troops as the Pennsylvania State Musketry Battalion.
• Organized between March 13- May 29, 1776 at Chester to consist of 8 cmpanies from Philadelphia City and Bucks, Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster Counties.
• Assigned on July 4, 1776 to the Main Continental Army.
• Assigned on August 12, 1776 to Stirling's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army.
• Relieved on August 31, 1776 from Stirling's Brigade and assigned to Mifflin's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army.
• Relieved in January 1777 from Stirling's Brigade.
• Consolidated on April 30, 1777 with the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment.

Lineage taken from "The Continental Army" by Robert K Wright

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