Active 1775–1777 Size Regiment | Branch Infantry Part of Massachusetts Line | |
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Engagements American Revolutionary War
Siege of Boston
New York campaign
Battle of Trenton | ||
The 13th Continental Regiment, also known as Read's 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 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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