12th Massachusetts Regiment

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12th Massachusetts Regiment
Active	1775-1781
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Massachusetts Line
Engagements	Saratoga and Monmouth
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Phinney

Boston campaign, 1775–1776 Boston siege – Bunker Hill – Dorchester Heights

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

Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778 Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – Monmouth

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The 12th Massachusetts Regiment also known as 18th Continental Regiment was raised on April 23, 1775 under Colonel Phinney outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781 at West Point, New York.

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