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21st Continental Regiment

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Ward's Regiment
21st Continental Regiment
Active1775–1777
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
TypeInfantry
Part ofMassachusetts Line
EngagementsSiege of Boston
Battle of Trenton
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Jonathan Ward

The 21st Continental Regiment, also known as Ward's Regiment, was raised April 23, 1775, as a Massachusetts militia regiment at Cambridge, Massachusetts, under Colonel Jonathan Ward. 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.

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