The 2nd New York Regiment was authorized on May 25, 1775, and formed at Albany from June 28 to August 4 for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel Goose Van Schaick.[1] The enlistments of the first establishment ended on December 31, 1775.[2]
Fernow, Berthold, New York in the Revolution, 1887
Heitman, Francis B., Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution. New, enlarged, and revised edition., Washington, D.C.: Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914
york, regiment, authorized, 1775, formed, albany, from, june, august, service, with, continental, army, under, command, colonel, goose, schaick, enlistments, first, establishment, ended, december, 1775, active1775, 1783allegiancecontinental, congress, united, . The 2nd New York Regiment was authorized on May 25 1775 and formed at Albany from June 28 to August 4 for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel Goose Van Schaick 1 The enlistments of the first establishment ended on December 31 1775 2 2nd New York RegimentActive1775 1783AllegianceContinental Congress of the United StatesTypeInfantryPart ofNew York LineEngagementsSaratoga Monmouth and YorktownCommandersNotablecommandersGoose Van Schaick James Clinton Philip Van Cortlandt Frederick Baron de Weissenfels The second establishment of the regiment was authorized on January 19 1776 3 The regiment would see action in the Invasion of Canada Battle of Valcour Island Battle of Saratoga Battle of Monmouth the Sullivan Expedition and the Battle of Yorktown The regiment would be furloughed June 2 1783 at Newburgh New York and disbanded November 15 1783 Footnotes edit Wright pg 41 Fernow pg 11 Wright pg 60References editFernow Berthold New York in the Revolution 1887 Heitman Francis B Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution New enlarged and revised edition Washington D C Rare Book Shop Publishing Company 1914 Wright Robert The Continental Army 1983External links editBibliography of the Continental Army in New York compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2nd New York Regiment amp oldid 794103858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
