1st Rhode Island Regiment
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| Boston campaign, 1775–1776 |
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| Boston siege – Bunker Hill – Dorchester Heights |
| New York and New Jersey Participation, 1777 |
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| Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook |
| Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778 |
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| Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – Monmouth |
| Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781 |
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| Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights |
| Southern theater Participation, 1780 |
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| Yorktown |
Summary
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment also known as Varnum's Regiment was authorized on 6 May, 1775 in the Rhode Island Army of Observation and was organized on May 8, 1775 under Colonel James Mitchell Varnum consititing of eight companies of volunteers from the counties of Kent and King of the colony of Rhode Island. It was adopted into the Continental Army on 14 June, 1775 and then on 28 June it was re-organized to ten companies. On 28 July, 1775 it was assigned to Greene's Brigade of the main Continental Army. On 1 January, 1776 it was re-organized to eight companies and re-designated as the 9th Continental Regiment. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill.1777-1781
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was re-formed on 1 January, 1777 when the 9th Continental Regiment of Hitchcock's Brigade was redesignated. It was relieved from this brigade on 13 January, 1777 and assigned to the Highland's Department on 12 March, 1777. It was then assigned to the Rhode Island Brigade on 10 July, 1777. This brigade was relieved on 14 September, 1777 from the Highland's Department and re-assigned to the main Continental Army. On 2 January, 1778 the regiment was relieved from this brigade and assigned to the Eastern Department. during the spring of 1778 the regiment was re-organized as an all negro volunteer (enlisted) regiment. On 1 January, 1781 the regiment was consolidated with the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment and redeisgnated as the Rhode Island Regiment in the New Hampshire Brigade of the main Continental Army.Personnel
- Col. Varnum
- Solomon Drowne (surgeon)
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