12th Pennsylvania Regiment

Continental Army infantry regiment January 2018 12th Pennsylvania Regiment 1776–1778 USA 1777 Continental Congress Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania Line American Revolutionary War Battle of the Assunpink Creek Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778 Brandywine Paoli Germantown White Marsh Matson's Ford Crooked Billet Monmouth hlist The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion was an American infantry unit that fought during the American Revolutionary War as part of the Continental Army. The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania, as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. In January 1777 the 12th was commanded by Colonel William Cooke at Princeton. Assigned to Thomas Conway's 3rd Pennsylvania Brigade, the regiment would see action at Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. The regiment was merged into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment shortly after Monmouth and went out of existence. References Boatner, Mark M. III Mark M. Boatner III 1994 Encyclopedia of the American Revolution Mechanicsburg, Pa. Stackpole Books 0-8117-0578-1 McGuire Thomas J. 2006 The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume I Mechanicsburg, Penn. Stackpole Books 0-8117-0178-6 McGuire Thomas J. 2007 The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume II Mechanicsburg, Penn. Stackpole Books 0-8117-0206-5 Morrissey Brendan 2008 Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North Long Island City, N.Y. Osprey Publishing 978-1-84176-772-7 Wright Robert K. Jr. Robert K. Wright Jr. 1989 The Continental Army Washington, D.C. US Army Center of Military History CMH Pub 60-4 External links Bibliography of the Continental Army in Pennsylvania compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History Category:Pennsylvania regiments of the Continental Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1776 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1778 Category:1776 establishments in Pennsylvania Category:1778 disestablishments in the United States