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{{About|a regiment in the American Revolution|the regiment in the American Civil War|12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry}}
The '''12th Massachusetts Regiment''' was raised on [[April 23]], [[1775]] under Colonel Phinney outside of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The regiment would see action at the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]], [[Battle of Valcour Island]], [[Battle of Saratoga]] and the [[Battle of Monmouth]]. The regiment was disbanded on [[January 1]], [[1783]] at [[West Point, New York]].
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The '''12th Massachusetts Regiment''', also known as '''18th Continental Regiment''' and '''Phinney's Regiment''', was raised on April 23, 1775, under Colonel Edmund Phinney outside of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The regiment saw action at the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]], [[Battle of Valcour Island]], [[Battle of Saratoga]] and the [[Battle of Monmouth]]. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at [[West Point, New York]].


==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100608052735/http://www.history.army.mil/reference/revbib/mass.htm Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts] compiled by the [[United States Army Center of Military History]]
[[Category:Continental Army|12th Massachusetts Regiment]]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=r10vAAAAYAAJ&q=Prison History of Colonel Edmund Phinney's Eighteenth continental regiment, twelve ...by Nathan Goold]

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[[Category:Massachusetts regiments of the Continental Army|12th Massachusetts Regiment]]

Latest revision as of 19:54, 26 March 2023

Phinney's Regiment
18th Continental Regiment
12th Massachusetts Regiment
Active1775-1781
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment
Part ofMassachusetts Line
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War

The 12th Massachusetts Regiment, also known as 18th Continental Regiment and Phinney's Regiment, was raised on April 23, 1775, under Colonel Edmund Phinney outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York.

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