12th Massachusetts Regiment

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unit_name=12th Massachusetts Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type=Infantry
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dates=1775-1781
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command_structure=Massachusetts Line
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battles=Battle of Bunker Hill
Saratoga and Monmouth
notable_commanders=Colonel Phinney
anniversaries=Campaign
name=Boston campaign, 1775–1776
battles=Boston siege – Bunker Hill – Dorchester HeightsCampaign
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 – MonmouthThe 12th Massachusetts Regiment also known as 18th Continental Regiment was raised on April 23, 1775 under Colonel Phinney outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781 at West Point, New York.

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