12th Pennsylvania Regiment

12th Pennsylvania Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=12th Pennsylvania Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type=Infantry
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dates=1776-1778
specialization=
command_structure=Pennsylvania Line
size=728 soldiers
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nickname=
motto=
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march=
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battles=Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown,Monmouth
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
Campaign
name=Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778
battles=Brandywine – Paoli – GermantownWhite MarshMatson's FordCrooked BilletMonmouth

The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northumberland Defense Battalion was raised August 23, 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was merged into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment on July 1, 1778.


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