5th Pennsylvania Regiment

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5th Pennsylvania Regiment
Active	1775 - 1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Pennsylvania Line
Engagements	Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Springfield

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

Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781 Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights

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The 5th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised December 9, 1775 at Chester, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Springfield. The regiment was furloughed January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey and disbanded on January 1, 1783.

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