Porter's Regiment

Porter's Regiment
Active	1776-1777
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Massachusetts Line
Battles/wars	Battle of Trois-Rivières

Canadian theater, 1775–1776
Ticonderoga – Crown Point – Longue-Pointe – Fort St. Jean – Quebec – Les Cèdres – Vaudreuil – Trois-Rivières – Valcour Bay – Fort Cumberland

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The Porter's Regiment was raised on January 19, 1776 under Colonel Porter at Northampton, Massachusetts and Pittsfield, Massachusetts for one year of service. The regiment would see action during the Invasion of Canada. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey.

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