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12th Continental Regiment

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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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12th Continental Regiment Wikipedia