List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War
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This is a list of American militia
units that served on the Patriot
side of the American Revolutionary War
, listed by state.
Militia (United States)
The role of militia, also known as military service and duty, in the United States is complex and has transformed over time.Spitzer, Robert J.: The Politics of Gun Control, Page 36. Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995. " The term militia can be used to describe any number of groups within the...
units that served on the Patriot
Patriot (American Revolution)
Patriots is a name often used to describe the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution. It was their leading figures who, in July 1776, declared the United States of America an independent nation...
side of the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, listed by state.
Connecticut
- see also Connecticut militia
- Foot GuardsGovernor's Foot GuardThe Governor's Foot Guard of Connecticut are a unit of the State Defense Forces. The First Company was created in 1771 with a Second Company raised in 1775...
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- 1st Company Governor's Foot GuardGovernor's Foot GuardThe Governor's Foot Guard of Connecticut are a unit of the State Defense Forces. The First Company was created in 1771 with a Second Company raised in 1775...
, 1771 - 2nd Company Governor's Foot Guard, 1775
- Horse GuardsGovernor's Horse GuardThe Governor's Horse Guard of Connecticut are a unit of the State Defense Forces. They consist of two companies.-History:The First Company was created in 1788 as the Independent Volunteer Troop of Horse Guards in Hartford. A second company was created in 1808 in New Haven...
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- Horse Guards
- 1st Company Governor's Horse GuardsGovernor's Horse GuardThe Governor's Horse Guard of Connecticut are a unit of the State Defense Forces. They consist of two companies.-History:The First Company was created in 1788 as the Independent Volunteer Troop of Horse Guards in Hartford. A second company was created in 1808 in New Haven...
,1778 - 2nd Connecticut Light Horse, 1777
- 5th Connecticut Light Horse, 1776–79
- Backus' Regiment of Light Horse, 1776
- Skinner's Regiment of Light Horse, 1776
- Starr's Regiment of Light Horse, 1779
- Seymour's Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1st Battalion State Regiment, 1776–77
- 1st Regiment of Militia, 1778–79
- 2nd Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 3rd Regiment of Foot, 1775
- 3rd Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 4th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76
- 5th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76
- 7th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76
- 8th Regiment of Militia, 1775–76
- 8th Regiment of Militia, 1780
- 9th Regiment of Militia, 1776–81
- 10th Regiment of Militia, 1776–77
- 11th Regiment of Militia11th Regiment of MilitiaThe 11th Regiment of Militia was raised in October of 1739 by the governor of the colony of Connecticut to provide an overarching organization of military units within the colonies. These regiments served as part of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War...
, 1774 - 12th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 13th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 16th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 18th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 20th Regiment of Militia, 1779–81
- 21st Regiment of Militia, 1778–81
- 22nd Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 25th Regiment of Militia, 1776–78
- 33rd Regiment of Militia, 1775
- Belding's Regiment, 1777
- Bradley's Regiment, 1776–77
- Burrell's Regiment, 1776–77
- Canfield's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Chapman's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Chester's Regiment of Militia, 1776–77
- Cook's Regiment of MilitiaCook's Regiment of MilitiaCook's Regiment of Militia was called up at Wallingford, Connecticut on August 26, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio Gates as he faced British General John Burgoyne in northern New...
, 1777 - Douglas' Regiment of Levies, 1776
- Douglas' Regiment, 1776
- Elmore's Battalion, 1776–77
- Ely's Regiment, 1777
- Enos' Regiment, 1776–77
- Gallup's Regiment, 1779
- Gay's Regiment, 1776
- Hooker's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Johnson's Regiment of MilitiaJohnson's Regiment of MilitiaJohnson's Regiment of Militia also known as the 4th Essex County Militia Regiment was first called up for the Siege of Boston and Bunker Hill in 1775. The regiment was called up a second time at Andover, Massachusetts on August 14, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga...
, 1778 - Latimer's Regiment of MilitiaLatimer's Regiment of MilitiaLatimer's Regiment of Militia was called up at Windham, Connecticut and made up of men from Windham, Tolland and New London Counties on August 23, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio...
, 1777–78 - Lewis' Regiment, 1776
- Mason's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- McClellan's Regiment, 1777–82
- Mead's Regiment of Militia, 1779
- Mott’s Regiment of MilitiaMott’s Regiment of MilitiaMott's Regiment was made of men from New London and Windham Counties and served first at Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 and eventually at Saratoga in 1777....
, 1776 - Newberry's Regiment, 1777
- Parker's Company of Teamsters, 1778
- Parson's Regiment, 1776
- Parson's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Porter's RegimentPorter's RegimentThe Porter's Regiment was raised on January 19, 1776 under Colonel Porter at Northampton, Massachusetts and Pittsfield, Massachusetts for one year of service. The regiment would see action during the Invasion of Canada. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New...
, 1781 - Sage's Regiment, 1776–77
- Silliman's Regiment, 1776
- Talcott's Regiment, 1776
- Thompson's Company
- Thompson's Regiment, 1777
- Tyler's Regiment, 1777
- Ward's Regiment, 1777
- Waterbury's Regiment, 1776–78
- Whiting's Regiment, 1777
- Wells' Regiment of MilitiaWells' Regiment of MilitiaWells' Regiment of Militia also known as the 5th Hampshire County Militia Regiment was called up at Shelburne, Massachusetts on September 22, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio...
, 1779 - Wells' Regiment, 1780–81
- Wolcott's Regiment, 1776
Delaware
- see also Delaware militia
- 1st Battalion, New Castle County, 1777
- 2nd Regiment, New Castle County, 1778–81
- 2nd Battalion of Militia, 1776
- 2nd Regiment of Militia, 1780
- 7th Regiment of Militia, 1782
- Flying Camp Battalion, 1776
- Kent County Militia
- Latimer's Independent Company, 1776
Georgia
- see also Georgia militiaGeorgia MilitiaThe Georgia Militia existed from 1733 to 1879. It was originally planned by General James Oglethorpe prior to the founding of the Province of Georgia, the British colony that would become the state of Georgia. One reason for the founding of the colony was to act as a buffer between the Spanish...
- Emanuel's Regiment of Militia, 1781–82
- Georgia Hussars, 1736
- Liberty Independent Troop, 1776
- 1st Brigade Georgia Militia1st Brigade Georgia MilitiaThe 1st Brigade Georgia Militia was raised for service with the Continental Army as part of the Georgia Militia. The regiment was disbanded....
- 1st Regiment Georgia Militia, Light Horse Troop
Maryland
- see also Maryland militia
- Gale's Independent Company of Artillery, 1779–80
- Smith's Artillery, 2nd and 3rd Companies, 1783
- 34th Battalion of Militia, 1776
- 37th Battalion of Militia, 1777
- Extraordinary Regiment, 1780
- Flying Camp Regiment (Ewing's), 1776
- Flying Camp Regiment (Griffith's), 1776
- Flying Camp Regiment (Richardson's), 1776
- Lansdale's Detachment, 1783
- Marbury's Detachment, 1784
- Washington County Militia Company, 1777
Massachusetts
- see also Massachusetts militiaMassachusetts militiaMilitia of the Colony and later Commonwealth of Massachusetts.-List of Massachusetts militia units of the American Revolution:*Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts *Cogswell's Regiment of Militia...
- 1st Regiment of Militia, 1776
- First Bristol Regiment, 1776–80 - Commanded by Col. Thomas Carpenter IIIThomas Carpenter IIIThomas Carpenter III was born October 24, 1733 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts and died April 26, 1807 in Rehoboth. He was an American Revolutionary War officer who served as a colonel in the Massachusetts Militia and commanded the "First Bristol Regiment" from 1776 to 1780.Carpenter...
1776-1780, Regiment under Gen. Lincoln's command Nov. 1776, Brig. General Godfrey's Brigade 1779-1780 - 1st Regiment of Guards, 1778
- 3rd Regiment of Militia, 1779
- 4th Regiment of Militia, 17787-80
- 18th Regiment of Militia, 1775
- 25th Regiment of Foot Massachusetts Militia, 1775
- 32nd Regiment of Militia, 1775
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of MassachusettsAncient and Honorable Artillery Company of MassachusettsThe Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world...
, 1638 - Ashley's Regiment of MilitiaAshley's Regiment of MilitiaAshley's Regiment of Militia also known as the 1st Berkshire County Militia Regiment was called up in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in July 1777 and sent for a month to Fort Edward and on September 19, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign...
, 1776–77 - Bailey's Regiment of Militia
- Brewer's Regiment, 1776
- Brooks' Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Bucks of AmericaBucks of AmericaThe Bucks of America was a patriot Massachusetts military company during the American Revolutionary War that was composed of African American soldiers. Little evidence survives about the unit....
, 1781 - Bullards' Regiment of MilitiaBullards' Regiment of MilitiaBullard's Regiment of Militia also known as the 5th Middlesex County Militia Regiment was called up at Sudbury, Massachusetts on August 16, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio Gates...
, 1777 - Burt's Company of Militia, 1776–77
- Cady's Regiment, 1776
- Carpenter's Regiment of Militia, See First Bristol Regiment
- Cary's Regiment of Militia, 1780
- Cary's Regiment, 1776
- Cogswell's Regiment of MilitiaCogswell's Regiment of MilitiaCogswell's Regiment of Militia also known as the 3rd Essex County Militia Regiment was called up at Ipswich, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, during the Battles of Lexington and Concord and to guard the Massachusetts coast from July 1775 to January 1776...
, 1775–77 - Cushing's Regiment of MilitiaCushing's Regiment of MilitiaCushing's Regiment of Militia was called up at Westborough, Massachusetts on August 16, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio Gates as he faced British General John Burgoyne in...
, 1777 - Denny's Regiment of Militia
- Fellows' Regiment, 1775
- French's Regiment, 1777
- Frye's Regiment, 1775
- Gage's Regiment of MilitiaGage's Regiment of MilitiaGage's Regiment of Militia also known as the 4th Essex County Militia Regiment was called up at Bradford, Massachusetts on October 2, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio Gates as...
, 1777 aka the 4th Essex County Militia Regiment - Gerrish's Regiment, 1778
- Gill's Regiment of MilitiaGill's Regiment of MilitiaGill's Regiment of Militia also known as the 3rd Suffolk County Militia Regiment was called up at Stoughton, Massachusetts on August 12, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio Gates...
, 1777 - Holman's Regiment of MilitiaHolman's Regiment of MilitiaHolman's Regiment of Militia also known as the 5th Worchester County Militia Regiment was called up at Sutton, Massachusetts on September 26, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio...
, 1777 - Independent Company of Cadets, Massachusetts Volunteer MilitiaFirst Corps of Cadets (Massachusetts)The First Corps of Cadets of Massachusetts formed in 1741. Its motto is Monstrat Viam - "It Points the Way." While it has served in several wars, the sub-unit's primary contribution to Massachusetts and to the United States was as an officer-producing institution for new regiments from the...
, 1741 aka "First Corps of Cadets" - Jacob's Regiment, 1778–79
- Johnson's Regiment of MilitiaJohnson's Regiment of MilitiaJohnson's Regiment of Militia also known as the 4th Essex County Militia Regiment was first called up for the Siege of Boston and Bunker Hill in 1775. The regiment was called up a second time at Andover, Massachusetts on August 14, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga...
, 1775–1777 - Hyde's Detachment of Militia, 1777
- Keyes' Regiment, 1777
- Leonard's Regiment of Militia
- May's Regiment of MilitiaMay's Regiment of MilitiaMay's Regiment of Militia also known as the 2nd Hampshire County Militia Regiment was called up at Southampton, Massachusetts on September 20, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio...
, 1777 - Murray's Regiment of Militia, 1780
- Perce's Battalion of Militia, 1779
- Poor's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Porter's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Rand's Regiment of Levies, 1776
- Reed's Regiment of MilitiaReed's Regiment of MilitiaReed's Regiment of Militia also known as the 6th Middlesex County Militia Regiment was called up at Littleton and Westford, Massachusetts on September 27, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of...
, 1777 - Robinson Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Simonds' Regiment of MilitiaSimonds' Regiment of MilitiaSimonds' Regiment of Militia also known as the 3rd Berkshire County Regiment was raised in Berkshire County, Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War. The Regiment was at Fort Ticonderoga during the winter of 1776-1777...
, 1776–77 - Smith's Regiment of Foot, 1776
- Sparhawk's Regiment of MilitiaSparhawk's Regiment of MilitiaSparhawk's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 7th Worchester County Militia Regiment. The Regiment took its name from its commander, Col. Nathan Sparhawk. The regiment spent the winter of 1776-1777 with Gen. George Washington's main army at Morristown, New Jersey...
, 1777 - Stearns' Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Storer's Regiment of MilitiaStorer's Regiment of MilitiaStorer's Regiment of Militia also known as the 3rd York County Militia Regiment was called up at York County, Maine then part of Massachusetts on August 14, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of...
' 1777 - Turner's Regiment, 1781
- Wells' Regiment of MilitiaWells' Regiment of MilitiaWells' Regiment of Militia also known as the 5th Hampshire County Militia Regiment was called up at Shelburne, Massachusetts on September 22, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio...
, 1777 - Whitney's Regiment of MilitiaWhitney's Regiment of MilitiaWhitney's Regiment of Militia also known as the 2nd Worchester County Militia Regiment was called up at Harvard, Massachusetts on October 2, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio...
, 1777 - Williams' Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Wood's Regiment of Militia, 1778–79
- Woodbridge's Regiment of MilitiaWoodbridge's Regiment of MilitiaWoodbridge's Regiment of Militia, also known as the "1st Hampshire County Militia Regiment" and "Woodbridge's Regiment" and "The 25th Regiment of Foot"...
, 1777 - Wright's Regiment of MilitiaWright's Regiment of MilitiaWright's Regiment of Militia also known as the 5th Hampshire County Militia Regiment was called up at Northfield, Massachusetts on September 22, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio...
, 1777
New Hampshire
- see also New Hampshire militiaNew Hampshire MilitiaThe New Hampshire Militia was first organized in March 1680, by New Hampshire Colonial President John Cutt. The King of England authorized the Provincial President to give commissions to persons who shall be best qualified for regulating and discipline of the militia. President Cutt placed Major...
- Baker's Company of Volunteer, 1777
- Baldwin's Regiment, 1776
- Bartlett's Regiment of Militia, 1780
- Bedel's Militia Regiment, 1777–79
- Bell's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Bellow's Regiment of MilitiaBellow's Regiment of MilitiaBellow's Regiment of Militia also known as the 16th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up at Walpole, New Hampshire on September 21, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio Gates...
, 1776–77 - Chase's Regiment of MilitiaChase's Regiment of MilitiaChase's Regiment of Militia also known as the 13th New Hampshire Regiment of Militia was called up at Cornish, New Hampshire on September 22, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio Gates...
, 1776–77 - Dame's Regiment, 1779–80
- Drake's Regiment of MilitiaDrake's Regiment of MilitiaDrake's Regiment of Militia also known as the 2nd New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on September 8, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio...
, 1777 - Evans' Regiment of MilitiaEvans' Regiment of MilitiaEvans' Regiment of Militia also known as the 4th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up at Exeter, New Hampshire on September 8, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General Horatio Gates as...
, 1777 - Fogg's Regiment, 1776–77
- Gale's Regiment of Volunteers, 1778
- Gerrish's Regiment, 1777
- Gilman's Regiment of Militia, 1776–77
- Hale's Regiment of MilitiaHale's Regiment of MilitiaHale's Regiment of Militia also known as the 15th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was at Fort Ticonderoga during the spring and summer of 1776 reinforcing the Continental Army garrison. The regiment was again called up on July 21, 1777 at Rindge, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering...
, 1776–78 - Hobart's Regiment of MilitiaHobart's Regiment of MilitiaHobart's Regiment of Militia also known as the 12th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up on July 21, 1777 at Plymouth, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign...
, 1777 - Kelley's Regiment of Volunteers, 1777–78
- Langdon's Company of Light Horse VolunteersLangdon's Company of Light Horse VolunteersLangdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers was formed on July 21, 1777 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign. The company was formed by picked volunteers from other New Hampshire militia units. The company...
, 1777–78 - Lovewell's Regiment, 1778–81
- McClary's Regiment of Militia, 1777–81
- Mooney's Regiment of Militia, 1779–80
- Moore's Regiment of MilitiaMoore's Regiment of MilitiaMoore's Regiment of Militia also known as the 9th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up at Lyndeborough, New Hampshire on September 29, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio...
, 1777 - Morey's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Moulton's Regiment of MilitiaMoulton's Regiment of MilitiaMoulton's Regiment of Militia also known as the 3rd Regiment of New Hampshire Militia was first called up in April of 1775 at Hampton, New Hampshire under the command of Col. Jonathan Moulton. The regiment garrisoned the New Hampshire seacoast after the British burned the town of Falmouth, Maine...
, 1775–83 - Nichols' Regiment of MilitiaNichols' Regiment of MilitiaNichols' Regiment of Militia also known as the 5th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up on July 21, 1777 at Winchester, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign...
, 1777–80 - Peabody's New Hampshire State RegimentPeabody's New Hampshire State RegimentPeabody's New Hampshire State Regiment was raised on January 1, 1778 under Col. Stephen Peabody at Hampstead, New Hampshire for service with Gen. John Sullivan in Rhode Island. The term of enlistment was one year. The regiment marched to Newport, Rhode Island and took part in the Battle of Rhode...
, 1778–79 - Poor's Regiment2nd New Hampshire RegimentThe 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, also known as the 8th Continental Regiment, was formed in early May of 1775, as the second of three Continental Army regiments raised by the state of New Hampshire during the American Revolutionary War. Its first commander was Colonel Enoch Poor, with Joseph Cilley...
, 1775 - Reed's Regiment3rd New Hampshire RegimentThe 3rd New Hampshire Regiment, also known as the 2nd Continental Regiment, was authorized on 22 May 1775, organized 1-8 June 1775, and adopted into the Continental Army on 14 June, 1775, as the third of three regiments raised by the state of New Hampshire during the American Revolution...
, 1775 - Reynold's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Scott's Battalion, 1783
- Senter's Regiment, 1777–78
- Stark's Regiment1st New Hampshire RegimentThe 1st New Hampshire Regiment was an infantry unit that came into existence on 22 May 1775 at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. John Stark was the regiment's first commander. The unit fought at Chelsea Creek and Bunker Hill in 1775. On 1 January 1776, while engaged in the Siege of...
, 1775 - Stickney's Regiment of MilitiaStickney's Regiment of MilitiaStickney's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 11th New Hampshire Militia Regiment, was at Fort Ticonderoga during the spring of 1777 reinforcing the Continental Army garrison. The regiment was again called up on July 21, 1777, at Pembroke, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering...
, 1777 - Tash's Regiment, 1776
- Waldron's Regiment, 1776
- Webster's Regiment, 1777–82
- Welch's Regiment of MilitiaWelch's Regiment of MilitiaWelch's Regiment of Militia also known as the 10th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up at Candia, New Hampshire on September 27, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio Gates as...
, 1777 - Wingate's Regiment, 1776–78
- Wyman's Regiment, 1776
New Jersey
- see also New Jersey militia
- 1st Regiment, Bergen County Militia, 1777–78
- 1st Regiment, Essex County, 1777
- 1st Battalion of Monmouth, 1777–82
- 1st Battalion of Somerset, 1777–81
- 2nd Regiment of Essex County Troop, 1778
- 2nd Battalion of Hunterdon, 1777
- 2nd Battalion of Middlesex, 1777
- 2nd Battalion of Somerset, 1777–80
- 3rd Battalion of Gloucester, 1777
- 3rd Battalion of Middlesex, 1781
- Borden' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Chambers' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Crane's Troops of Horse, 1780
- Eastern Battalion, Morris County, 1777–78
- Forman's Regiment of Militia, 1776–80
- Hankinson's Regiment of Militia, 1777–79
- Holmes' Battalion of Militia, Salem County, 1778
- Hunt's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Martin's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Mehelm's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Newcomb's Regiment of Foot, 1776
- Smith's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Shreve's Battalion, Burlington Militia
- Randolph's Company, 1782
- Reynolds' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Philip's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Seely's Regiment of Militia, 1777–81
- Summer's Battalion of Militia, 1776
- Thomas' Battalion of Essex Militia, 1776
- Van Courtlandt's Battalion, 1776–80
New York
- see also New York militia
- 1st Battalion Grenadiers and Light Infantry, 1776
- 1st Regiment of Levies, 1780–81
- 2nd Regiment of Levies, 1776
- 3rd Regiment of Levies, 1780–83
- Allison's Regiment of Militia, 1775–78
- Benedict's Regiment of Militia, 1780–81
- Brinckerhoff's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Budd's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Campbell's Battalion of Militia, 1776–82
- Cantine's Regiment of Militia Levies, 1778–79
- Church's Regiment of Militia 1776
- Clyde's Regiment of Militia, 1779–83
- Cooper's Regiment
- Crane's Regiment of Militia, 1779–81
- Cuyler's Regiment of Militia, 1781–83
- Drake's (Joseph) Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Drake's (Samuel) Regiment of Militia, 1776–77
- DuBois' Regiment of Levies, 1780
- Field's Regiment of Militia, 1777–80
- Fisher's Regiment of Militia, 1775–81
- Freer's Regiment of Militia, 1777–79
- Golden's Company of Militia, 1776
- Graham's Regiment of Militia, 1777–79
- Hamman's Regiment of Militia, 1777–82
- Hardenburgh's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Harper's Regiment of Militia, 1779
- Hasbrouck's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Hathorn's Regiment of Militia, 1777–81
- Hay's Regiment of Militia, 1778–80
- Hearts of Oak (New York militia)Hearts of Oak (New York militia)The Hearts of Oak were a volunteer militia in the British colonial Province of New York as part of the Thirteen Colonies. Formed c. 1775 in New York City, among its members were students at King's College such as Nicholas Fish, Robert Troup, and perhaps most famously, Alexander Hamilton...
, 1775 - Hopkins' Regiment of Militia, 1779
- Humphrey's Regiment of Militia, 1776–77
- Jansen's Regiment of Militia, 1779–82
- Lansing's Detachment of Militia, 1777
- Livingston's Regiment of Militia, 1777–81
- Ludington's Regiment of Militia, 1777–80
- McClaughrey's Regiment of (Ulster County) Militia, 1776–81
- McCrea's Regiment of Levies, 1779
- Morrison co. Militia,1776
- New York Provincial Company of ArtilleryNew York Provincial Company of ArtilleryDuring the American Revolutionary War, the New York Provincial Company of Artillery was created by the New York Provincial Congress in 1776 to defend New York City from British attack.-History:...
, 1776 - Nicholson's Regiment, 1776
- Nicoll's Regiment of Levies, 1776
- Palmer's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Pawling's Regiment of Levies and Militia, 1779–81
- Pawling's Regiment of Militia, 1776–77
- Poughkeepsie Invincibles, {4th Duchess County regiment, New York Militia}
- Quackenbos' Regiment of Militia, 1779–80
- Sacket's Westchester County Regiment, 1776
- Schuyler's Regiment of Militia, 1781–82
- Schuyler's Regiment of Albany County Militia, (Fifth Regiment of Albany County Militia)1777
- Snyder's Regiment of MilitiaSnyder's Regiment of MilitiaSnyder’s Regiment of Militia was known officially as The First Regiment of Ulster County Militia. It was the first regiment of four created in Ulster County, New York as ordered by the Provincial Congress of New York...
, (First Regiment of Ulster County Militia)1776-82 - Swartwout's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Thomas' Battalion or Regiment of Militia, 1776–79
- Tryon County militiaTryon County militia-Militia regiments:On March 8, 1772, The Province of New York passed a bill for the establishment of organized militia in each county. In 1775, at the start of the American Revolution, the Tryon County militia comprised four regiments, formed according to their geographical locations:* 1st...
- Van Alstyne's Regiment of MilitiaVan Alstyne's Regiment of MilitiaThe Van Alstyne's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 7th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July, 1777 at Kinderhook, New York to reinforce Gen. Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's Brigade...
, 1777–81 - Van Bergen's Regiment of MilitiaVan Bergen's Regiment of MilitiaThe Van Bergen's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 11th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July, 1777 at Coxsackie, New York to reinforce General Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's Brigade...
, 1777–80 - Van Brunt's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Van Cortlandt's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Vandenbergh's Regiment of MilitiaVandenbergh's Regiment of MilitiaThe Vandenbergh's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 5th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July, 1777 at Rennselarwych, New York to reinforce Gen. Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's Brigade...
, 1777 - Vandenbergh's Regiment of MilitiaVandenbergh's Regiment of MilitiaThe Vandenbergh's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 5th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July, 1777 at Rennselarwych, New York to reinforce Gen. Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's Brigade...
, 1778 - Van Ness' Regiment of MilitiaVan Ness' Regiment of MilitiaThe Van Ness' Regiment of Militia, also known as the 9th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July, 1777 at Claverack, New York to reinforce Gen. Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's Brigade...
, 1777–80 - Van Rensselaer's Regiment, 1779–81
- Van Schaick's Battalion, 1776
- Van Schoonhoven's Regiment of MilitiaVan Schoonhoven's Regiment of MilitiaThe Van Schoonoven's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 12th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July 1777 at Halfmoon, New York, to reinforce Gen. Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's brigade...
, 1778–82 - Van Veghten's Regiment of Militia, 1779–80
- Van Woert's Regiment of MilitiaVan Woert's Regiment of MilitiaThe Van Woert's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 18th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July, 1777 at Hoosick, New York, USA to reinforce Gen. Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's Brigade...
, 1779–80 - Vrooman's Regiment of Militia, 1779–83
- Webster's Regiment of Militia, 1780–82
- Weissenfels' Regiment of Levies, 1781–82
- Wemple's Regiment of Militia2nd Albany County Militia RegimentThe 2nd Albany County Militia Regiment was the local militia unit for Schenectady, New York during the American Revolutionary War under the command of Colonel Abraham Wemple. The regiment saw action with the Continental Army in 1777 at the Battle of Saratoga in General John Glover's brigade...
, (2nd Albany County Militia Regiment) 1777-80 - Whiting's Regiment of Militia, 1777–81
- Willett's Regiment of Levies, 1781–83
- Williams' Regiment of Militia, 1778–81
- Woodhull's Regiment, 1776
- Yate's Regiment of Militia, 1779–80
North Carolina
- see also North Carolina militia
- Collier's Regiment of Militia, 1780
- Graham's Tryon County Regiment, 1776
- Hillsborough District militia, 1776–1783
- Lytle's Regiment of Levies (Caswell County), 1778
- Seawell's Regiment of Militia, Pitt County, 1780
Pennsylvania
- see also Pennsylvania militia
- Artillery Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia 1747 {Artillery Batteries of the Associated Regiment of Foot of Philadelphia}
- 1st Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Bedford County Militia, 1777
- 1st Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776–77
- 1st Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776–77
- 1st Regiment Flying Camp of Lancaster County, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Riflemen, Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777
- 1st Troop Philadelphia City CavalryFirst Troop Philadelphia City Cavalrythumb|right|300px|Captain [[Joseph Lapsley Wilson]] of the First City Troop circa 1894The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, also known as the First City Troop, is a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.-History:...
, 1774 - 2nd Regiment Flying Camp, 1776
- 2nd Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
- 2nd Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1777
- 2nd Battalion of Northampton County Miliia, 1778
- 2nd Battalion of Riflemen, Lancaster County, 1776–77
- 2nd Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777
- 3rd Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776–77
- 3rd Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
- 3rd Battalion of Lancaster County Militia, 1776
- 3rd Battalion of Northumberland County Militia, 1779
- 3rd Battalion of Washington County Militia, 1779–83
- 4th Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776
- 4th Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776 {aka 4th Battalion of Associators ?}
- 5th Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776
- 5th Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
- 5th Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
- 5th Battalion of York County Militia, 1777
- Andrews' Battalion of York County Militia, 1777–78
- Atlee's Musket Battalion, 1777
- Baxter's Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
- Barr's Detachment of Westmoreland County Militia, 1778
- Clugage's Battalion, 1778
- Burd's Battalion, 1776
- Clotz' Battalion Flying Camp, Lancaster County, 1776
- Duncan's Company of Volunteers (Pittsburgh), 1778
- Enslow's Company of Bedford County Militia, 1782–83
- Ferreis' Battalion of Militia (Lancaster County), 1776
- Haller's Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
- Hart's Battalion of Bucks County Militia, 1776
- Matlack's Rifle Battalion, 1777
- Miles' Rifle Regiment, 1776
- Lochny's Battalion
- Moorhead's Independent Company, 1777–79
- Philadelphia Brigade of Militia, 1747 {Associated Regiment of Foot of Philadelphia/Associators of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia}
- Philadelphia Light Horse Troop, 1780
- Quaker Blues
- Rankin's Regiment of York County Militia, 1777
- Reed's Volunteer, 1780–81
- Schott's Corps (Independent), 1778
- Swope's Regiment Flying Camp, 1776–80
- Watt's Regiment Flying Camp, 1776
Rhode Island
- see also Rhode Island militia
- 1st Battalion Providence County Militia, 1781
- 2nd Battalion Providence County Militia, 1781
- 15th Regiment of Rhode Island Militia, 1775
- Arnold's Regiment of Pawtuxet Rangers, 1774
- Artillery Company of Westerly, Charleston and Hopkinton, 1755
- Babcock's Regiment of Militia, 1776–77
- Bowen's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Bristol Train of Artillery, February 12, 1776
- Cook's Regiment of Militia (Rhode Island), 1777
- Crary's Regiment, 1777–79
- Elliott's Regiment of Artillery, 1776–78
- Kentish Guards, 1774
- Kimball's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Lippitt's Regiment, 1776
- Mathewson's Regiment, 1778
- Miller's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Newport Artillery Company, 1741
- North Providence Rangers, 1775
- Noyes' Regiment of Militia, 1777–78
- Olney's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Pawtuxet Rangers, 1774
- Peck's Regiment, 1780–81
- Potter's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Col. William Richmond's Regiment of State Troops in Continental service 1775-1777
- Tillinghast's Regiment, 1781
- Topham's Regiment, 1778–80
- Waterman's Regiment, 1776–88
South Carolina
- see also South Carolina militia
- Charleston Battalion of Artillery, 1775–80
- Casey's Regiment, 1782
- German Fusiliers of Charleston, 1775
- Horse GuardsHorse GuardsHorse Guards or horse guards can refer to:* A Household Cavalry regiment:** Troops of the Horse Guards Regiment of the British Army from 1658-1788** The Royal Horse Guards, which is now part of the Blues and Royals...
, 1753
Vermont
- see also Vermont militia
- Green Mountain BoysGreen Mountain BoysThe Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization first established in the 1760s in the territory between the British provinces of New York and New Hampshire, known as the New Hampshire Grants...
, 1777 - Herrick's Regiment, 1775–83
- Marsh's Regiment, 1777
Virginia
- see also Virginia militiaVirginia MilitiaThe Virginia militia is an armed force composed of all citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia capable of bearing arms. The Virginia militia was established in 1607 as part of the British militia system. Militia service in Virginia was compulsory for all free males...
- Culpeper MinutemenCulpeper MinutemenThe Culpeper Minutemen was a militia group formed in 1775 in the district around Culpeper, Virginia. Like minutemen in other British colonies, the men drilled in military tactics and trained to respond to emergencies "at a minute's notice."-Organization:...
of 1775-1776 - Dabney's State Legion
- Frederick County Militia, 1777
- Fluvanna County militiaFluvanna County militiaThe Fluvanna County militia was a component of the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War. It was based in Fluvanna County, Virginia for the majority of the war and only saw action near the end of the conflict, in 1781.-Size:...
, 1781 - Gaskin's Virginia Battalion, 1781
- Illinois Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, 1783–84
- Captain Johnson's Company of Mounted Militia of Augusta County 1780
- Monongalia County Militia, 1777
- Pendleton's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Taylor's Regiment of Militia (Albemarle County), 1779
- Virginia Legion
- Virginia State Regiment, 1775–83
- Western Battalion, 1781–82