The 1st & 2nd Rhode Island Regiments defended Fort Mercer on October 22, 1777 and repelled the 2,000 strong Hessian assault on the Fort under Colonel Carl von Donop.
1ST RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT
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Lee’s Division | Varnum’s Brigade | 1st Rhode Island Regiment
Organized May 1775 from Kings and Kent counties.
Entered Valley Forge December 1777 with 359 men assigned and 254 fit for duty.
Left Valley Forge with the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, 487 assigned 329 fit for Duty.
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1st Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Line
1st Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Line
2ND RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT
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Lee’s Division | Varnum’s Brigade | 2nd Rhode Island Regiment
Organized May 1775 from Providence county.
Entered Valley Forge December 1777 with 335 men assigned and 233 fit for duty.
Left Valley Forge with the 1st Rhode Island Regiment.
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2nd Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Line
2nd Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Line
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