25th Continental Regiment
- 25th Continental Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=25th Continental Regiment
caption=182nd Cavalry Coat of Arms
country=
allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type=Infantry
branch=
dates=1775-1777
specialization=
command_structure=Massachusetts Line
size=
current_commander=
garrison=
ceremonial_chief=
nickname=
motto="Avitos Juvamus Honores" (We Uphold Our Ancient Honors)
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=Battle of Bunker Hill
Siege of Boston,
Invasion of Canada,
Battle of Valcour Island.
notable_commanders=Colonel William Bond
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 Cumberland
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The 25th Continental Regiment was raised April 23, 1775 as a Massachusetts militia Regiment at Cambridge, Massachusetts under Colonel William Bond. The regiment would join the Continental Army in June 1775. The regiment saw action during the Siege of Boston, Invasion of Canada and the Battle of Valcour Island. The regiment was put into the 3rd Massachusetts brigade. And fought at the battle of saratoga on the extreme right of the American right flank, close to the river fortifications next to the hudson river.The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey.
The Regimental traces its beginning to 1632 "North Regiment"; the 25th Continental Regiment lineage is by the 182nd Cavalry Regiment {Massachusetts National Guard}
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* [http://www.charlestownmilitia.org/regiment_history Regimental History website]
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