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In early 1778, the regiment and the 2nd Rhode Island returned to Rhode Island to prepare for an upcoming expedition to dislodge British and Hessian forces occupying the city of Newport. 1781 watercolor drawing of American soldiers from the Yorktown campaign, showing a Black infantryman from the 1st Rhode Island Regiment on the far left
The Rhode Island Line was assigned a quota of 2 infantry regiments for 1777 and 1778–1779, reduced to 1 infantry regiment for 1781, and to 1 battalion (of 6 companies) for 1783. 1st Rhode Island Regiment (1777) (Authorized September 16, 1776. Redesignated Rhode Island Regiment January 1, 1781. Redesignated Rhode Island Battalion March 1, 1783.
The Battle of Rhode Island (also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill [3]) took place on August 29, 1778. Continental Army and Militia forces under the command of Major General John Sullivan had been besieging the British forces in Newport, Rhode Island, which is situated on Aquidneck Island, but they had finally abandoned their siege and were withdrawing to the northern part of the island.
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was raised in early 1778 as a specifically African-American unit in order to help meet the state's obligations for manning the Continental Army. The unit joined Sullivan's force in Providence in July 1778 and participated in the occupation of Aquidneck Island. When the battle lines were drawn, the 1st Rhode Island ...
In 1778 the regiment fought at the battles of Monmouth and Rhode Island. In June of the following year it was in the thick of action at Springfield in New Jersey. On 1 January 1781, the regiment was consolidated with the 1st Regiment and the new unit was renamed the Rhode Island Regiment.
Soldiers were re-enlisted for a term expiring on March 16, 1779. The regiment was part of the Rhode Island State Troops, which was a brigade commanded by Brigadier General Ezekiel Cornell consisting of two regiments of infantry and one of artillery. [1] In February 1778, Barton was commissioned in the Continental Army. [2]
It was at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the winter of 1777 to 1778 and was engaged at the Battle of Rhode Island in August 1778. In 1779 the regiment was stationed at West Point, New York, where they built Sherburne's Redoubt - a small fortification covering the land approaches to Fort Clinton.
Christopher Greene (May 12, 1737 – May 14, 1781) was an American legislator and soldier. He led the spirited defense of Fort Mercer in the 1777 Battle of Red Bank, and for leading the African American 1st Rhode Island Regiment during the American Revolutionary War, most notably with distinction in the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island.