3rd New Jersey Regiment

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3rd New Jersey Regiment
Active	1776-1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	New Jersey Line
Nickname	"Jersey Blues"
Engagements	Battle of Valcour Island, New York Campaign, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition, Battle of Springfield.
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Elias Dayton

v • d • e Canadian campaign Ticonderoga – Fort St. Jean – Longue-Pointe – Arnold Expedition – Quebec – Saint-Pierre – Les Cèdres – Trois-Rivières – Valcour Bay

v • d • e New York and New Jersey 1776–1777 Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – Iron Works Hill – Trenton – Assunpink Creek – Princeton – Forage War – Millstone – Bound Brook – Short Hills

v • d • e Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778 Staten Island – Cooch's Bridge – Brandywine –Clouds -Paoli – Germantown – Red Bank – Gloucester – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Valley Forge – Quinton's Bridge – Crooked Billet – Barren Hill – Monmouth

v • d • e Northern frontier after 1777 Cobleskill – Wyoming Valley – Big Runaway – German Flatts – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Minisink – Sullivan Expedition – Newtown – Boyd and Parker – Royalton Raid – Klock's Field – Johnstown

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The 3rd New Jersey Regiment was raised, on January 1, 1776, at Elizabethtown, New Jersey for service with the Continental Army. One of the captains of this regiment was Jonathan Dayton, the youngest signer of the Constitution. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Valcour Island, New York Campaign, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Sullivan Expedition, and the Battle of Springfield. The regiment was disbanded, on January 1, 1781, at Pompton, New Jersey.

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