15th Continental Regiment

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unit_name=15th Continental Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
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dates=1776-1777
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command_structure=Continental Line
size=728 soldiers
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anniversaries=Campaign
name=Canadian theater participation, 1776
battles=Les Cèdres – Vaudreuil – Trois-Rivières – Valcour Bay – Fort Cumberland

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The 15th Continental Regiment was formed when the remnants of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment (less Morse's and Watkin's Companies) and Sayer's and Sullivan's Companies of Scammon's Regiment were combined on 1 January 1776 to form eight companies designated as the 15th Continental Regiment of Heath's Brigade. On 24 January 1776 the regiment was re-assigned to Vacant's Brigade in the main Continental Army. On 16 February 1776 this brigade was redesignated as Frye's Brigade and on 15 April 1776 the brigade was re-assigned to the Canadian Department. The regiment was then re-assigned to Reed's Brigade of the Northern Department on 20 July 1776. On 11 August 1776 this brigade was redesignated as Paterson's Brigade. On 26 November 1776 the regiment was re-assigned to St. Clair's Brigade of the main Continental Army. The Regiment was then consolidated with two companies from the 18th Continental Regiment and two companies from the 6th Continental regiment, re-organized to eight companies and redesignated as Vose's Regiment on 1 January 1777 . The regiment would participate in the Canadian campaigns.

ee also

*1st Massachusetts Regiment
*Vose's Regiment

References

*cite book | last=Wright | first=Richard K. | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=The Continental Army | origdate= | origyear=1983 | origmonth= | url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-fm.htm | format=HTML | accessdate=June 26| accessyear=2006 | accessmonth= | edition= | date= | year= | month= | publisher=Center of Military History | location= | language= | id= | pages= | chapter=Lineage | chapterurl=

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