2nd Massachusetts Regiment

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unit_name=2nd Massachusetts 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=Massachusetts Line
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battles=Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Monmouth
notable_commanders=Colonel John Thomas
anniversaries=Campaign
name=Boston campaign, 1775–1776
battles=Powder Alarm – Boston siege – Bunker Hill – Dorchester HeightsCampaign
name=New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777
battles=Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound BrookCampaign
name=Saratoga campaign, 1777
battles=Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights)Campaign
name=Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778
battles=Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – Monmouth

The 2nd Massachusetts Regiment also known as 23rd Continental Regiment was raised on April 23, 1775 under Colonel John Thomas outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on November 3, 1783 at West Point, New York.

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