3rd Massachusetts Regiment
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3rd Massachusetts Regiment | |
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Active | 1775-1783 |
Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
Type | Infantry |
Part of | Massachusetts Line |
Battles/wars | Bunker Hill, Saratoga |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
Colonel William Heath |
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 |
Saratoga campaign, 1777 |
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Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights) |
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The 3rd Massachusetts Regiment also known as the 24th Continental Regiment was raised, on April 23, 1775, under Colonel William Heath outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trois-Rivières, Battle of Valcour Island and the Battle of Saratoga.The regiment was disbanded, on November 3, 1783, at West Point, New York. Lineage carried on by the U.S. 104th Infantry Regiment.