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History
The 2nd Rhode Island Regiment camped and fought at the siege of
Boston
and at Quebec in 1775.
1776: at New York and Trenton
1777: at Princeton, Morristown, Fort Mercer, Fort Mifflin and
Valley Forge
1778: at Monmouth and Rhode Island (Newport) and camps at
Bristol
and Warren, RI
1779: at Wickford, RI and Morristown, NJ
1780: at Springfield, NJ and Rhode Island Village, NY
In 1781, the 1st and 2nd Regiments combined and Col. Christopher
Greene and others were lost at the massacre at Croton. The Rhode
Islanders marched to Yorktown, VA where the Rhode Island Light
Infantry led the redoubt assault. In 1782, they served in
Philadelphia
and West Point. In 1783, they marched again to Forts Herkimer
and
Oswego. The war ended and in 1784, the Rhode Island Regiment
disbanded. |
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