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The American Army in 1775
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Massachusetts Regiments
Authorized 27 Infantry regiments on 22 May 1775
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D. Brewer's/Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. David Brewer, later by Col. Rufus Putnam
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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J. Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Jonathan Brewer
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Bridge's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Bridge
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Disbanded Dec. 1775
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Cotton's Massachusetts Regiment :
- Commanded by Col. Cotton
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Danielson's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Timothy Danielson's
- Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Doolittle's/Holden's Massachusetts Regiment
- commanded by Col. Doolittle
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army
- Disbanded Dec. 1775
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Fellows' Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Fellows
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Frye's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Frye
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army
- Disbanded Dec. 1775
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Gardner's/Bond's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. William Bond
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Gerrish's/Baldwin's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Loammi Baldwin
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Glover's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. John Glover
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Heath's/Greaton's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. John Greaton
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army
- Redesignated July 1775 as Greaton's Regiment (see also 1776)
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Learned's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Ebenezer Learned
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Little's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Moses Little
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Mansfield's/Hutchinson's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Israel Hutchinson
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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J. Nixon's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. John Nixon
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. John Paterson
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Phinney's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Edmund Phinney
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Prescott's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. William Prescott
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Read's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Joseph Reed
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Sargent's Massachusetts Regiment
- commanded by Col. Paul D. Sargent
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Scammon's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Scammon
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Thomas'/Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Thomas
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army
- Redesignated July 1775 as Bailey's Regiment (see also 1776)
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Walker's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. ?
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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A. Ward's/J. Ward's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Jonathan Ward
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Whitcomb's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Asa Whitcomb
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army
- Disbanded Dec. 1775
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Woodbridge's Massachusetts Regiment
- Commanded by Co. ?
- Authorized Apr 1775
- Organized in spring 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army
- Disbanded Dec. 1775
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Continental Artillery Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Richard Gridley
- Authorized May 1775
- Organized June 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into Continental Army as the Continental Artillery Regiment
- Reorganized late June 1775 (see also 1776)
New Hampshire Regiments
New Hampshire Authorized 3 Infantry regiments on 22 May 1775:
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1st New Hampshire Regiment
- Commanded by Col. John Stark
- Authorized May 1775; Organized June 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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2nd New Hampshire Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Enoch Poor
- Authorized May 1775
- Organized May-June 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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3rd New Hampshire Regiment
- commanded by Col. James Reed
- Authorized May 1775
- Organized June 1775
- Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
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Major Timothy Bedel's Corps of Rangers
- Commanded by Maj. Timothy Bedel
- Authorized May 1775 as Captain Timothy Bedel's Company of Rangers
- Organized June 1775 (see also 1776)
Rhode Island Regiments
Rhode Island authorized 3 Infantry regiments and 1 company of artillery on 8 May 1775
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1st (Varnum's) Rhode Island Regiment
- Commanded by Col. James Mitchell Varnum
- Authorized May 1775 as Varnum's Regiment
- Organized May 1775
- Reorganized June 1775
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2d (Hitchcock's) Rhode Island Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Daniel Hitchcock
- Authorized May as Varnum's Regiment
- Organized May 1775
- Reorganized June 1775
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3d (Church's) Rhode Island Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Thomas Church
- Authorized May as Church's Regiment
- Organized May 1775
- Reorganized June 1775
- Disbanded Dec. 1775
- Crane's Artillery Company
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Richmond's Regiment
- Commanded by Col. ?
- Authorized Oct 1775
- Organized Nov. 1775
Connecticut Regiments
Connecticut authorized 8 Infantry regiments on 27 April 1775:
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Wooster's 1st Connecticut Regiment
- Commanded by Wooster
- Authorized April 1775
- Organized May 1775
- Adopted June 1775
- Disbanded Dec. 1775
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Spencer's 2d Connecticut Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Joseph Spencer
- Authorized April 1775
- Organized May 1775
- Adopted June 1775
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Putnam's 3d Connecticut Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Putnam
- Authorized April 1775
- Organized May 1775
- Adopted June 1775
- Hinman's 4th Connecticut Regiment
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Waterbury's 5th Connecticut Regiment
- Commanded by David Waterbury
- Authorized April 1775
- Organized May 1775
- Adopted June 1775
- Disbanded Dec. 1775
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Parsons' 6th Connecticut Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Samuel Parsons
- Authorized April 1775
- Organized May 1775
- Adopted June 1775
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C.Webb's 7th Connecticut Regiment
- Commanded by Col. C.Webb
- Authorized April 1775
- Organized May 1775
- Adopted June 1775
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Huntington's 8th Connecticut Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Jedediah Huntington
- Authorized April 1775
- Organized May 1775
- Adopted June 1775
New York Regiments
June 1775 New York Provincial Congress authorizes the raising of four infantry regiments
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1st New York Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Alexander McDougall
- Authorized May 1775
- Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
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2nd New York Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Alexander McDougall
- Authorized May 1775
- Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
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3rd New York Regiment
- Commanded by Col. James Clinton
- Authorized May 1775
- Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
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4th New York Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Col. Goose Van Schaick
- Authorized May 1775
- Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
- Captain John Lamb's Company of Artillery
Maryland Companies
Organized 21 June 1775 by Frederick County, Maryland, Committee of Safety
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First Company Maryland Rifles
- Commanded by Col. Michael Cresap
- Organized 21 June 1775
Pennsylvania State Regiments & Battalions:
- Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment
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1st Pennsylvania Battalion
- Commanded by Col. John Bull, later by Col. John Phillip DeHaas
- Authorized Oct. 1775
- Organized Oct.-Nov. 1775
New Jersey Battalions
New Jersey Congress authorizes raising of two battalions on October 9, 1775
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1st New Jersey Regiment (Also known as the Eastern Battalion)
- Commanded by Col. Stirling
- Authorized Oct. 1775
- Organized Oct. - Dec. 1775
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2nd New Jersey Regiment (aka the Western Battalion)
- Commanded by Col. William Maxwell
- Authorized Oct. 1775
- Organized Oct. - Dec. 1775
Virginia Regiments
Virginia Convention authorizes raising of two regiments on, July 17, 1775
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1st Virginia Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Patrick Henry
- Authorized Aug 1775 in the Virginia State Troops
- Organized Oct 1775
- Adopted Nov 1775 into Continental Army (see also 1776)
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2nd Virginia Regiment
- Commanded by Col. William Woodford
- Authorized Aug 1775 in the Virginia State Troops
- Organized Oct 1775
- Adopted Nov 1775 into Continental Army (see also 1776)
North Carolina Regiments
North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes raising of two regiments on Sept 1, 1775
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1st North Carolina Regiment
- Commanded by Col. James Moore, later by Col. Francis Nash
- Authorized Sept. 1775
- Organized fall of 1775 (see also 1776)
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2nd North Carolina Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Robert Howe, later by Col. Alex Martin
- Authorized Sept. 1775
- Organized fall of 1775 (see also 1776)
South Carolina Regiments
South Carolina authorizes raising of four regiments on 6 June 1775
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1st South Carolina Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Gadsen
- Authorized June 1775 in SC State Troops
- Organized in summer 1775
- Adopted Nov. 1775 into Continental Army
- 2nd South Carolina Regiment
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3rd South Carolina Regiment (aka South Carolina Regiment of Horse Rangers)
- Commanded by Col. Thompson
- Authorized June 1775 in South Carolina State Troops as the South Carolina Regiment of Horse Rangers
- Organized in summer 1775
- Redesignated 12 November 1775
- Adopted July 1776 into Continental Army
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4th South Carolina Regiment
- Commanded by Col. Robert
- Authorized Nov. 1775
- Organized Nov-Dec 1775
- Adopted June 1776 into Continental Army
Canadian Regiments
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The Canadian Regiment
- Commanded by Col. ?
- Authorized & Organized Nov. 1775 (see also 1776)
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