Porter's Regiment of Militia

Porter's Regiment
Active1776-1777
AllegianceMassachusetts
TypeInfantry
Part ofMassachusetts militia
EngagementsBattle of Trois-Rivières
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Porter's Regiment was a militia regiment raised on January 19, 1776, under Colonel Porter at Northampton, Massachusetts and Pittsfield, Massachusetts for one year of service. The regiment would see action during the Invasion of Canada. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777, at Morristown, New Jersey.

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