Type Infantry Disbanded January 1, 1777 | Part of Massachusetts Line | |
Active April 23, 1775–January 1, 1777 Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States Engagements American Revolutionary War
Siege of Boston
New York and New Jersey campaign |
The 12th Continental Regiment was raised April 23, 1775, as a Massachusetts militia regiment at Cambridge, Massachusetts, under Colonel Moses Little. The regiment would join the Continental Army in June 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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