13th Continental Regiment

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13th Continental Regiment
Active 1775-1777
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States
Type Infantry
Part of Massachusetts Line
Engagements Siege of Boston,
New York,
Battle of Trenton
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Joseph Read
 
Boston campaign, 1775–1776
 
New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777
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The 13th Continental Regiment was raised April 23, 1775 as a Massachusetts militia Regiment at Cambridge, Massachusetts under Joseph Read. The regiment would join the Continental Army in June of 1775. The regiment saw action during the Siege of Boston, the New York Campaign and the Battle of Trenton. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey.

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