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14th Massachusetts Regiment

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14th Massachusetts Regiment
Active1775-1781
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
TypeInfantry
Part ofMassachusetts Line
EngagementsSaratoga and Monmouth
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Gamaliel Bradford

The 14th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, under Colonel Gamaliel Bradford at Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York. The Colonel's young son, Gamaliel Bradford III was a private in this regiment.

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