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The Church's Rhode Island Regiment
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- Authorized on May 6, 1775 in the Rhode Island Army of Observation as Church's Regiment.
- Organized on May 8, 1775 to consist of 7 companies from Newport and Bristol Counties.
- Adopted on June 14, 1775 into the Continental Army.
- Reorganized on June 28, 1775 to consist of 10 companies.
- Assigned on July 22, 1775 to Greene's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army.
- Disbanded on December 31, 1775 at Roxbury, Massachusetts
Lineage taken from "The Continental Army" by Robert K Wright
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