71st New York Infantry Regiment

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71st New York Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1850–present
Country	United States
Branch	New York Army National Guard
Type	Infantry
Size	Battalion
Garrison/HQ	New York City
Nickname(s)	"The American Guard"
Motto(s)	"Pro aris et pro focis"
March	The Gallant Seventy-First
Engagements	American Civil War Occupation of Alexandria Battle of Aquia Creek First Battle of Bull Run Defense of Washington Skirmish at Oyster Point Spanish–American War Battle of San Juan Hill Siege of Santiago Mexican Expedition World War I World War II Attu Island Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe

The 71st New York Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard. Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. The regiment was not renumbered during the early 1920s Army reorganization due to being broken up to staff other units from 1917 to 1919,^[1] and never received a numerical designation corresponding to that of a National Guard regiment.