The New York Line was an administrative division within the Continental Army. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America After fighting broke out in the American Revolutionary War in April 1775 George Washington was appointed as Commander-in-chief of the Continental The Continental Army of the American Revolutionary War was organized into six regional departments for command and administrative purposes This is a list of units of the Continental Army, the national army of the United States during the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Navy was formed during the American Revolution in 1775 The Continental Marines were the Marine force of the American Colonies during American Revolutionary War. This is a list of American militia units that served on the Patriot side of the American Revolutionary War, listed by state The Pennsylvania Navy (more formally known as the Pennsylvania State Navy) served as the naval force of Pennsylvania during the American Revolution The Massachusetts State Navy (at first called the Massachusetts Colonial Navy) a naval Militia active during the American Revolutionary War was founded The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. This is a list of British units in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783 who fought against the American rebels and their French and Spanish allies in the North American This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This is a list of French units in the American Revolutionary War. Major campaigns theaters and expeditions of the war Boston campaign (1774&ndash76 Invasion of Canada (1775 (1775&ndash77 A great number of military leaders played a role in the American Revolutionary War. Examples of administrative divisions English terms In many of the following terms corresponding to British cultural influence areas of relatively low mean population The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America It comprised the New York quota of ordinary infantry regiments raised for general service which, together with similar quotas from other states, formed the Continental Army. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America Officers of the Continental Army below the rank of brigadier general were ineligible for promotion except in the line of their own state. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.
The New York Line was created in consequence of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen on May 10, 1775. Fort Ticonderoga is a large Eighteenth-century Fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access Ethan Allen (January 10 1738 – February 12 1789 was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader who fought against the Province of New York Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Second Continental Congress resolved on May 25, 1775, to permit the Province of New York to maintain as many as 3,000 troops at Continental expense. The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Province of New York (1664-1776 (Provincie New York resulted from the capture of the Dutch Republic colony of Provincie Nieuw-Nederland by the Under this authority, New York raised four regiments, each of some 750 men, which were designated the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th New York Regiments. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The enlistments in this first establishment ended on December 31, 1775.
After the first enlistments of the four regiments ended, the remaining men were to be formed into two regiments, but Colonel Ritzema informed the New York Provincial Congress that the remaining men could not be usefully formed into even one regiment. The New York Provincial Congress (1775-1777 was an organization formed by rebels in 1775 during the American Revolution, as a replacement for the Province of New York [1]
The Continental Congress authorized the second establishment of the four regiments on January 19, 1776, and a third establishment in the summer of 1776.
The number of regiments was reduced from five to two on January 1, 1781.
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New York Brigade
The New York Brigade was first established from the New York regiments on July 22, 1778 to defend the New York frontier.
Footnotes
- ^ Fernow, pg. 74
References
- Fernow, Berthold, New York in the Revolution, 1887
See Also
Category:New York Line for list of the regiments.
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