1st Maryland Regiment | |
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Active | 1776–1783 |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | Maryland |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 728 soldiers (1776) re-organized to 611 soldiers (1781) |
Part of | Maryland Line |
Engagements | Brooklyn, Harlem Heights White Plains, Trenton Princeton, Brandywine Germantown, Monmouth Camden, Cowpens, Guilford Court House Siege of Yorktown |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Colonel William Smallwood Colonel John Gunby |
The 1st Maryland Regiment (Smallwood's Regiment) originated with the authorization of a Maryland Battalion of the Maryland State Troops on 14 January 1776. It was organized in the spring at Baltimore, Maryland (three companies) and Annapolis, Maryland (six companies) under the command of Colonel William Smallwood consisting of eight companies and one light infantry company from the northern and western counties of the colony of Maryland.