Category: 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Army, American Revolution
Categories: Pennsylvania Line, American Revolution | Battle of Brandywine Creek | Battle of Germantown | Battle of Monmouth | Battle of Stony Point | Battle of Springfield | Battle of Green Spring | Siege of Yorktown
The 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, also known as The 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised, October 12, 1775, under the command of Colonel John Bull for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action during the Battles of Brooklyn, Valcour Island, Trenton, the Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Springfield. The regiment was furloughed June 11, 1783, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and disbanded on November 15, 1783.
- Active: 1775–1783
- Allegiance: United States Second Continental Congress
- Type: Infantry
- Part of: Pennsylvania Line
- Nickname: Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion
- Colors: Uniform: blue faced and lined with red, with the letters P S R on the white pewter buttons
- Engagements:
- Battle of Long Island (1776)
- Battle of Valcour Island (1776)
- Battle of Trenton (1776)
- Battle of Brandywine (1777)
- Battle of Germantown (1777)
- Battle of Monmouth (1778)
- Battle of Stony Point (1779)
- Battle of Springfield (1780)
- Battle of Green Spring (1781)
- Siege of Yorktown (1781)
- Commanders:
- Colonel John Bull
- Colonel John Philip De Haas
- Colonel James Irvine
- Colonel Henry Bicker
- Colonel Walter Stewart
See:
- Original research by Don Troiani & Paul Loane
- Wikipedia:2nd_Pennsylvania_Regiment
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