4th Massachusetts Regiment

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4th Massachusetts Regiment
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Massachusetts Line
Engagements	Battle of Bunker Hill, New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Rhode Island
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel William Shepard, Ebenezer Learned, Colonel Henry Jackson, Lt. Col. William Stacy

Boston campaign, 1775–1776

Boston siege – Bunker Hill – Dorchester Heights

New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777

Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook

Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778

Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – Monmouth

Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781

Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights

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The 4th Massachusetts Regiment also known as 3rd Continental Regiment was raised on April 23, 1775 under Colonel Ebenezer Learned outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The regiment was disbanded on November 3, 1783 at West Point, New York.

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