5th New York Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=5th New York Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type= Infantry
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dates=1777-1781
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command_structure=New York Line
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battles=the Sullivan Expedition
notable_commanders=Lewis DuBois Marinus Willett
anniversaries=Campaign
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 5th New York Regiment was authorized on November 30, 1776 as part of the New York Line for service with the Continental Army. It was organized January 26, 1777 from companies in Southern New York and assigned to the Highlands Department.

The regiment would see action in the Hudson Highlands and the Sullivan Expedition.

The regiment would be merged into the 2nd New York Regiment on January 1 1781.

References

* Heitman, Francis B., "Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution. New, enlarged, and revised edition.", Washington, D.C.: Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914
* Wright, Robert, "The Continental Army", 1983