Continental Army » 1st Rhode Island Regiment

Regiment · United States · May 6, 1775 – June 13, 1783

Rhode Island Continentals, re-formed in 1778 largely with Black and Native American soldiers; they fought at Rhode Island and Yorktown.

May 1, 1778 Re-formed at East Greenwich (approximate) · map
August 29, 1778 Battle of Rhode Island: holds the right of the line (Battle of Rhode Island) · map
September 1, 1778 – April 30, 1781 Guards Narragansett Bay posts (approximate) · map
May 14, 1781 Colonel Christopher Greene killed at Pines Bridge, New York · map
July 6, 1781 – August 18, 1781 With Washington's army at Philipsburg · map
September 8, 1781 Head of Elk · map
September 28, 1781 – October 19, 1781 Siege of Yorktown: storms Redoubt No. 10 (Siege of Yorktown) · map
April 1, 1782 – June 13, 1783 Garrisons Saratoga on the northern frontier (approximate) · map