3rd Pennsylvania Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=3rd Pennsylvania Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type=Infantry
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dates= 1775 - 1783
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command_structure=Pennsylvania Line
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battles=Valcour Island,
Brandywine,
Germantown,
Monmouth,
Springfield
notable_commanders=Colonel Arthur St. Clair
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 CumberlandCampaign
name=Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778
battles=Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – MonmouthCampaign
name=Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781
battles=Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton HeightsThe 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment was raised, on December 9, 1775, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Springfield. The regiment was furloughed, on June 11, 1783, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and disbanded on November 15, 1783.

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