Stockbridge Militia

Stockbridge Militia
Lt. Col. Simcoe's description of the battle. Woodlawn Cemetery is visible at bottom right.
Active1775–1778
Allegiance United States
BranchJohn Nixon's Brigade, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, Continental Army
Typeconventional soldiers, scouts
Roleconventional, 18th century, European warfare and scouting operations
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War

Siege of Boston
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Siege of Ticonderoga
Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Monmouth
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major General Horatio Gates
Brigadier General John Nixon
Jehoiaikim Mtohksin (Stockbridge officer)
Abraham Nimham (Stockbridge officer)

The Stockbridge Militia was a Native American military unit from Stockbridge, Massachusetts which served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The militia unit was composed mostly of Mohican, Wappinger, and Munsee from the Stockbridge area. While most northeastern tribes, such as Joseph Brant's Mohawks, aligned themselves with the British, the Stockbridge tribes allied with the American Patriots. Led by Jehoiaikim Mtohksin and Abraham Nimham, they were the first group of Native Americans to fight for the cause of American independence during the Revolutionary War.[1]

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