6th Maryland Regiment

6th Maryland Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=6th Maryland Regiment


caption=
country=
allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type=Infantry
branch=
dates=1776-1783
specialization=
command_structure=Maryland Line
size=728 soldiers(1776)
re-organized to 611 soldiers (1781)
current_commander=
garrison=
ceremonial_chief=
nickname=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=Monmouth,
Battle of Camden,
Guilford Court House
notable_commanders=Colonel Otho H. Williams
anniversaries=
Campaign
name=Philadelphia campaign participation, 1777–1778
battles=BrandywineGermantownWhite MarshMatson's FordMonmouth
Campaign
name=Southern theater participation, 1780–1783
battles=CamdenCowpensGuilford Court HouseHobkirk's HillEutaw SpringsYorktown
The 6th Maryland Regiment was organized on 27 March 1776 composed of eight companies of .

Resources

*cite book | last=Wright | first=Richard K. | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=The Continental Army | origdate= | origyear=1983 | origmonth= | url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-fm.htm | format=HTML | accessdate=2006-05-24| accessyear=2006 | accessmonth=May | edition= | date= | year= | month= | publisher=Center of Military Hisory | location= | language= | id= | pages= | chapter=Lineage | chapterurl=

External links

*cite web | title=The Revolutionary War American Units| url=http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/states/md/md-06.htm | accessdate=May 24 | accessyear=2006


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