2nd New Jersey Regiment
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| 2nd New Jersey Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1775-1783 |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | New Jersey Line |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Crooked Billet, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition, Battle of Springfield, Battle of Yorktown. |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Colonel William Maxwell |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Southern theater Participation, 1781 |
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| Yorktown |
[edit] Summary
The 2nd New Jersey Regiment was raised, on October 9, 1775, at Trenton, New Jersey for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel William Maxwell. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Crooked Billet, Battle of Monmouth, Sullivan Expedition, Battle of Springfield and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment was furloughed, on June 6, 1783, at Newburgh, New York and disbanded November 3 1783.
