13th Massachusetts Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=13th 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,
Battle of Valcour Island,
Saratoga,
Monmouth,
Battle of Rhode Island.
notable_commanders=Colonel Brewer
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=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 – 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 Heights

The 13th Massachusetts Regiment also known as 6th Continental Regiment was raised on April 23, 1775 under Colonel Brewer outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781 at West Point, New York.

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