Active 1777-1779 Part of Massachusetts Line | Type Infantry | |
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States Engagements Monmouth and Rhode Island | ||
Lee's Additional Continental Regiment was raised on January 12, 1777 with troops from Massachusetts at Cambridge, Massachusetts for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The Regiment was merged into the 16th Massachusetts Regiment on April 9, 1779. Lineage carried on by the 101st Engineer Battalion (United States).
References
Lee's Additional Continental Regiment Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA