6th Maryland Regiment

6th Maryland Regiment
Active	1776-1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Size	728 soldiers(1776) re-organized to 611 soldiers (1781)
Part of	Maryland Line
Engagements	Monmouth, Battle of Camden, Guilford Court House
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Otho H. Williams

Philadelphia campaign participation, 1777–1778

Brandywine – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Monmouth

Southern theater participation, 1780–1783

Camden – Cowpens – Guilford Court House – Hobkirk's Hill – Eutaw Springs – Yorktown

American Revolutionary War units of the United States

Continental Army List of Continental units

Units by state	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

Non-state units	Extra and Additional regiments Armand's Legion Pulaski's Legion Lee's Legion Ottendorf's Corps Commander-in-Chief's Guard

State militia List of state units

The 6th Maryland Regiment was organized on 27 March 1776 composed of eight companies of volunteers from Prince Georges, Queen Anne's, Frederick, Cecil, Harford, and Anne Arundel counties in the colony of Maryland.

Recruitment Areas

It was authorized on 16 September 1776 for service with the Continental Army and was assigned to the Main Army on 27 December 1776. On 22 May 1777 the regiment was assigned to the 2d Maryland Brigade. It was re-organized to nine companies on 12 May 1779. The 2d Maryland Brigade was re-assigned to the Southern Department on 5 April 1780. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The regiment was disbanded on 1 January 1783 at Annapolis, Maryland.

Resources

Wright, Richard K. (1983). "Lineage". The Continental Army. United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-4. Retrieved 24 May 2006.

External links

"The Revolutionary War American Units". Retrieved 24 May 2006.
Bibliography of the Continental Army in Maryland compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History

The Maryland Line and Militia in the American Revolutionary War

Maryland Regular Units	1st Maryland Regiment 2nd Maryland Regiment 3rd Maryland Regiment 4th Maryland Regiment 5th Maryland Regiment 6th Maryland Regiment 7th Maryland Regiment

Continental Army units	Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment German Battalion 1st Continental Artillery Regiment (part)

Militia	Johnson's Regiment Baltimore Mechanical Company

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