Porter's Regiment

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unit_name=Porter's Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
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dates=1776-1777
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command_structure=Massachusetts Line
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battles=Battle of Trois-Rivières
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anniversaries=Campaign
name=Canadian theater, 1775–1776
battles=Ticonderoga – Crown Point – Longue-Pointe – Fort St. Jean – Quebec – Les Cèdres – Vaudreuil – Trois-Rivières – Valcour Bay – Fort Cumberland

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The Porter's Regiment was raised on January 19, 1776 under Colonel Porter at Northampton, Massachusetts and Pittsfield, Massachusetts for one year of service. The regiment would see action during the Invasion of Canada. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey.

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