13th Continental Regiment
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Read's Regiment 13th Continental Regiment | |
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Active | 1775–1777 |
Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | Massachusetts Line |
Engagements | American Revolutionary War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Joseph Read |
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.