The '12th Massachusetts Regiment' also known as '18th Continental Regiment' was raised on
April 23,
1775 under Colonel Phinney outside of
Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the
Battle of Bunker Hill,
Battle of Valcour Island,
Battle of Saratoga and the
Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on
January 1,
1781 at
West Point, New York.
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