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5th New York Regiment

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The 5th New York Regiment was authorized on November 30, 1776, as part of the New York Line for service with the Continental Army. [1]

20 relations: Battle of Groton Heights, Battle of Newtown, Battle of Rhode Island, Battle of Springfield (1780), Battle of Stony Point, Battle of Wyoming, Carleton's Raid, Cherry Valley massacre, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Infantry, Lewis DuBois, Living history, Marinus Willett, New York Line, Penobscot Expedition, Sullivan Expedition, United States, United States Army Center of Military History, 2nd New York Regiment.

Battle of Groton Heights

The Battle of Groton Heights (also known as the Battle of Fort Griswold, and occasionally called the Fort Griswold massacre) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 6, 1781 between a small Connecticut militia force led by Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard and the more numerous British forces led by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold and Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Eyre.

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Battle of Newtown

The Battle of Newtown (August 29, 1779) was a major battle of the Sullivan Expedition, an armed offensive led by General John Sullivan that was ordered by the Continental Congress to end the threat of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War.

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Battle of Rhode Island

The Battle of Rhode Island (also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill and the Battle of Newport) took place on August 29, 1778.

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Battle of Springfield (1780)

The Battle of Springfield was fought during the American Revolutionary War on June 23, 1780.

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Battle of Stony Point

The Battle of Stony Point took place on July 16, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War.

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Battle of Wyoming

The Battle of Wyoming (also known as the Wyoming Massacre) was an encounter during the American Revolutionary War between American Patriots and Loyalists accompanied by Iroquois raiders that took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778.

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Carleton's Raid

Carleton's Raid was a British raid led by Major Christopher Carleton during the American War of Independence, conducted in fall 1778 from the Province of Quebec against targets in upstate New York and the Vermont Republic.

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Cherry Valley massacre

The Cherry Valley massacre was an attack by British and Iroquois forces on a fort and the village of Cherry Valley in eastern New York on November 11, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War.

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Continental Army

The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America.

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Continental Congress

The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies.

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Infantry

Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces.

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Lewis DuBois

Lewis DuBois was an American Revolutionary War commander.

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Living history

Living history is an activity that incorporates historical tools, activities and dress into an interactive presentation that seeks to give observers and participants a sense of stepping back in time.

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Marinus Willett

Marinus Willett (July 31, 1740 – August 22, 1830) was an American soldier and political leader from New York.

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New York Line

The New York Line was a formation within the Continental Army.

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Penobscot Expedition

The Penobscot Expedition was a 44-ship American naval task force mounted during the Revolutionary War by the Provincial Congress of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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Sullivan Expedition

The 1779 Sullivan Expedition, also known as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, was an extended systematic military campaign during the American Revolutionary War against Loyalists ("Tories") and the four Amerindian nations of the Iroquois which had sided with the British.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army Center of Military History

The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army.

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2nd New York Regiment

The 2nd New York Regiment was authorized on May 25, 1775, and formed at Albany from June 28 to August 4 for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel Goose Van Schaick.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_New_York_Regiment

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