3rd New Hampshire Regiment
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| 3rd New Hampshire Regiment | |
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| Active | 1775-1784 |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | New Hampshire Line |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trois-Rivières, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition. |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Colonel James Reed, Colonel Alexander Scammel |
| Boston campaign, 1775–1776 |
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| Boston siege – Bunker Hill – Dorchester Heights |
| Canadian theater, 1775–1776 |
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| Ticonderoga – Crown Point – Longue-Pointe – Fort St. Jean – Quebec – Les Cèdres – Vaudreuil – Trois-Rivières – Valcour Bay – Fort Cumberland |
| New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777 |
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| Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook |
| Saratoga campaign, 1777 |
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| Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights) |
| Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778 |
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| Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – Monmouth |
| Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781 |
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| Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights |
[edit] Summary
The 3rd New Hampshire Regiment also known as 2nd Continental Regiment was formed on June 1, 1775 as the third of three Continental Army regiments raised by the state of New Hampshire during the American Revolution. Its first commander was Colonel James Reed. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trois-Rivières, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition. In January 1781, the 3rd NH Regt was merged into the 1st NH Regt. In 1782, the 1st NH and the 2nd NH became the New Hampshire Regiment and the New Hampshire Battalion. During the summer of 1783, both units were merged into one unit the New Hampshire Battalion and disbanded on January 1, 1784.
[edit] References
"Death Seem'd to Stare": The New Hampshire And Rhode Island Regiments at Valley Forge by Joseph Lee Boyle, Clearfield Co, 1995 ISBN 0806352671
[edit] External links
- http://www.freewebs.com/3rdnewhampshire/ - Reenactment group
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