Gerrish's Regiment

Gerrish's Regiment
Active1775–1776
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
TypeInfantry
Part ofMassachusetts Line
EngagementsSiege of Boston
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Samuel Gerrish

Gerrish's Regiment was one of the 27 infantry regiments of the Massachusetts line created by the Continental Congress in 1775. Commanded by Colonel Samuel Gerrish, the unit saw action in the Boston and Cambridge campaigns and fought at Bunker Hill June 17, 1775.[1]