9th Continental Regiment
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| 9th Continental Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1776-1777 |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Continental Line |
| Battles/wars | 1st Trenton |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Colonel James Mitchell Varnum |
| New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777 |
|---|
| Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook |
The 9th Continental Regiment was formed on 1 January 1776 when the 1st Rhode Island Regiment was re-organized and combined with the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment to ten companies of volunteers and redesignated as the 9th Continental Regiment of Greene's Brigade in the main Continental Army. On 12 August 1776 Greene's Brigade was re-designated as Nixon's Brigade. On 22 December 1776 the brigade was again re-designated as Hitchcock's Brigade. On 1 January 1777 the regiment was re-designated to its original name as the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Wright, Richard K. [1983]. "Lineage", The Continental Army (HTML), Center of Military Hisory. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
