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Cogswell's Regiment of Militia
Cogswell'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. The regiment would also be called up 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 Gates
as he faced
British
Gen.
John Burgoyne
in northern
New York
. The regiment served in
Gen. Nixion's
brigade.
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