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==Under Gist's command== |
==Under Gist's command== |
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Gist became colonel in command of the 3rd Maryland on 10 December 1776.<ref name=Boatner436>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Boatner |first=Mark M. III |year=1994 |title=Encyclopedia of the American Revolution |location=Mechanicsburg, Pa. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn= 0-8117-0578-1 |page=436}}</ref> On 22 May 1777, [[George Washington]] assigned the regiment to the 1st Maryland Brigade together with the [[1st Delaware Regiment]], and the [[1st Maryland Regiment|1st]], [[5th Maryland Regiment|5th]], [[7th Maryland Regiment]]s.<ref>{{Cite book | last=[[Robert K. Wright, Jr.|Wright, Robert K. Jr.]] | first= | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=The Continental Army |
Gist became colonel in command of the 3rd Maryland on 10 December 1776.<ref name=Boatner436>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Boatner |first=Mark M. III |year=1994 |title=Encyclopedia of the American Revolution |location=Mechanicsburg, Pa. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn= 0-8117-0578-1 |page=436}}</ref> On 22 May 1777, [[George Washington]] assigned the regiment to the 1st Maryland Brigade together with the [[1st Delaware Regiment]], and the [[1st Maryland Regiment|1st]], [[5th Maryland Regiment|5th]], [[7th Maryland Regiment]]s.<ref>{{Cite book | last=[[Robert K. Wright, Jr.|Wright, Robert K. Jr.]] | first= | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=The Continental Army | year=1983 | month= | url=http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-fm.htm| accessdate=28 May 2006| edition= | date= | publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]] | location= | language= | id=CMH Pub 60-4 | chapter=Lineage | pages=277–280}}</ref> During the [[Battle of Brandywine]] on 11 September 1777, both the popular brigade commander [[William Smallwood]] and Gist were on detached duty recruiting the Maryland militia. This left the disliked Frenchman [[Philippe Hubert Preudhomme de Borre]] as the senior brigadier.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=McGuire |first=Thomas J. |year=2006 |title=The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume I |location=Mechanicsburg, Penn. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0-8117-0178-6 |page=217}}</ref> The regiment was in [[John Sullivan (general)|John Sullivan]]'s division on the right flank, guarding Brinton's Ford while other elements of the division guarded three upstream fords.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=McGuire |first=Thomas J. |year=2006 |title=The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume I |location=Mechanicsburg, Penn. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0-8117-0178-6 |page=171}}</ref> Finding that the greater part of [[William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe|Sir William Howe's]] army had marched into the right rear of his division, Sullivan had to march cross country in an attempt to block the move. Finding his division in an awkward position, Sullivan rode off to confer with [[Adam Stephen]] and [[William Alexander, Lord Stirling|Lord Stirling]] and ordered De Borre to shift the division to the right. The inept Frenchman botched the evolution, throwing the troops into disorder just as they came under attack by the [[Brigade of Guards]].<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=McGuire |first=Thomas J. |year=2006 |title=The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume I |location=Mechanicsburg, Penn. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0-8117-0178-6 |pages=220–223}}</ref> According to [[John Hoskins Stone]], commander of the 1st Maryland, only his regiment and the 3rd put up a creditable fight. As they tried to resist the oncoming British, the confused 2nd Brigade mistakenly fired a volley into the two regiments from behind. The badly mishandled Marylanders then fled.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=McGuire |first=Thomas J. |year=2006 |title=The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume I |location=Mechanicsburg, Penn. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0-8117-0178-6 |page=224}}</ref> |
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Gist commanded the 3rd Maryland at the [[Battle of Germantown]]. He led the 3rd Maryland until 9 January 1779 when he was promoted brigadier general in command of the 2nd Maryland Brigade.<ref name=Boatner436/> |
Gist commanded the 3rd Maryland at the [[Battle of Germantown]]. He led the 3rd Maryland until 9 January 1779 when he was promoted brigadier general in command of the 2nd Maryland Brigade.<ref name=Boatner436/> |
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==Battle of Monmouth== |
==Battle of Monmouth== |
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At Monmouth, the regiment was commanded by Colonel [[Mordecai Gist]]<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=87}}</ref> while its second-in-command was Lieutenant Colonel [[Nathaniel Ramsey]].<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Boatner |first=Mark M. III |year=1994 |title=Encyclopedia of the American Revolution |location=Mechanicsburg, Pa. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn= 0-8117-0578-1 |page=912}}</ref> Ramsey was detached to Colonel James Wesson's detachment under Brigadier General [[Anthony Wayne]]. Early in the battle, Wesson was wounded and Ramsey assumed command of his detachment.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=49}}</ref> <ref group="notes">Presumably, part of the regiment was detached with Ramsey, but this is not directly stated by the source.</ref> Surprised by a sudden British counterattack, the American advance guard began to retreat. |
At Monmouth, the regiment was commanded by Colonel [[Mordecai Gist]]<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=87}}</ref> while its second-in-command was Lieutenant Colonel [[Nathaniel Ramsey]].<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Boatner |first=Mark M. III |year=1994 |title=Encyclopedia of the American Revolution |location=Mechanicsburg, Pa. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn= 0-8117-0578-1 |page=912}}</ref> Ramsey was detached to Colonel James Wesson's detachment under Brigadier General [[Anthony Wayne]]. Early in the battle, Wesson was wounded and Ramsey assumed command of his detachment.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=49}}</ref> <ref group="notes">Presumably, part of the regiment was detached with Ramsey, but this is not directly stated by the source.</ref> Surprised by a sudden British counterattack, the American advance guard began to retreat. |
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Washington personally asked Ramsey and Colonel [[Walter Stewart (general)|Walter Stewart]] to hold off the British while he arranged the main line of defense. The two officers agreed and Wayne deployed their soldiers in a nearby wood.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=65}}</ref> As the Brigade of Guards came up to their hidden position, the Americans opened fire into their flank. The Guards charged and cleared the wood after a tough fight in which they lost 40 casualties including Colonel Henry Trelawney wounded. Stewart was shot and carried off. The retreating Americans were set upon in the open by a troop of the [[16th Light Dragoons]].<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=69}}</ref> A dragoon rode up to the unhorsed Ramsey and fired at him with his pistol. The weapon misfired and Ramsey attacked the trooper with his sword, dragged him from his horse, and tried to ride away. |
Washington personally asked Ramsey and Colonel [[Walter Stewart (general)|Walter Stewart]] to hold off the British while he arranged the main line of defense. The two officers agreed and Wayne deployed their soldiers in a nearby wood.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=65}}</ref> As the Brigade of Guards came up to their hidden position, the Americans opened fire into their flank. The Guards charged and cleared the wood after a tough fight in which they lost 40 casualties including Colonel Henry Trelawney wounded. Stewart was shot and carried off. The retreating Americans were set upon in the open by a troop of the [[16th Light Dragoons]].<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=69}}</ref> A dragoon rode up to the unhorsed Ramsey and fired at him with his pistol. The weapon misfired and Ramsey attacked the trooper with his sword, dragged him from his horse, and tried to ride away. |
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Surrounded by dragoons, Ramsey was badly wounded and left for dead. Later, the British picked him up as a prisoner. Impressed by his bravery, the British commander [[Henry Clinton (American War of Independence)|Sir Henry Clinton]] paroled Ramsey the next day. Ramsey was not exchanged until December 1780.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=56}}</ref> |
Surrounded by dragoons, Ramsey was badly wounded and left for dead. Later, the British picked him up as a prisoner. Impressed by his bravery, the British commander [[Henry Clinton (American War of Independence)|Sir Henry Clinton]] paroled Ramsey the next day. Ramsey was not exchanged until December 1780.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Morrissey |first=Brendan |year=2008 |title=Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North |location=Long Island City, N.Y. |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84176-772-7 |page=56}}</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*{{Cite book | last=Balch | first=Thomas | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=Papers Relating Chiefly to the Maryland Line During the Revolution |
*{{Cite book | last=Balch | first=Thomas | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=Papers Relating Chiefly to the Maryland Line During the Revolution | year=1857 | month= | url= | format= | accessdate= | edition= | date= | publisher= | location=Philadelphia | id= | chapter= | chapterurl=| page=218 pgs }} |
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⚫ | *{{Cite book | last=Christian|first=Bernard | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=Muster Rolls & other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution 1775-1783 | origyear=1900 | month= | url=http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000018/html/index.html | format=(HTML) | accessdate=29 May 2006 | edition=Reprint | date= | year=1972 | publisher=Lord Baltimore Press, Maryland Historical Society | location=Baltimore, Maryland | id= | chapter= | chapterurl=| page=736 pgs }} |
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⚫ | *{{Cite book | last=Christian|first=Bernard | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=Muster Rolls & other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution 1775-1783 |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=McGuire |first=Thomas J. |year=2007 |title=The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume II |location=Mechanicsburg, Penn. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0-8117-0206-5}} |
*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=McGuire |first=Thomas J. |year=2007 |title=The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume II |location=Mechanicsburg, Penn. |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0-8117-0206-5}} |
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Revision as of 00:10, 19 March 2016
3rd Maryland Regiment | |
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Active | 1776-1783 |
Allegiance | Continental Congress |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 728 soldiers (1776) 611 soldiers (1781) |
Part of | Maryland Line |
Engagements | Battle of Brandywine (1777) Battle of Germantown (1777) Battle of Monmouth (1778) Battle of Camden (1780) Battle of Yorktown (1781) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Colonel Mordecai Gist, Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel Ramsey |
The 3rd Maryland Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It served from 1776 to 1783, mostly in the Middle Atlantic Region of the conflict.
Background
The 3rd Maryland Regiment was organized on 27 March 1776 of eight companies from Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Talbot, Harford and Somerset counties of the colony of Maryland.
The regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 for service with the Continental Army and was assigned on 27 December 1776 to the main element.
1st Maryland Brigade
On 22 May 1777 it was assigned to the 1st Maryland Brigade. The regiment was re-organized to nine companies on 12 May 1779. On 5 April 1780 the 1st Maryland Brigade was re-assigned to the Southern Department. The regiment was relieved from the 1st Maryland Brigade on 1 January 1781. It was assigned to Gist's Brigade on 24 September 1781 in the main Continental Army. Three days later (27 September 1781) Gist's Brigade was re-assigned to the Southern Department. On 4 January 1782 the regiment was re-assigned from Gist's Brigade to the Maryland Brigade in the Southern Department. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden, Battle of Guilford Court House, Battle of Eutaw Springs and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment disbanded on 1 January 1783 at Charleston, South Carolina.
Under Gist's command
Gist became colonel in command of the 3rd Maryland on 10 December 1776.[1] On 22 May 1777, George Washington assigned the regiment to the 1st Maryland Brigade together with the 1st Delaware Regiment, and the 1st, 5th, 7th Maryland Regiments.[2] During the Battle of Brandywine on 11 September 1777, both the popular brigade commander William Smallwood and Gist were on detached duty recruiting the Maryland militia. This left the disliked Frenchman Philippe Hubert Preudhomme de Borre as the senior brigadier.[3] The regiment was in John Sullivan's division on the right flank, guarding Brinton's Ford while other elements of the division guarded three upstream fords.[4] Finding that the greater part of Sir William Howe's army had marched into the right rear of his division, Sullivan had to march cross country in an attempt to block the move. Finding his division in an awkward position, Sullivan rode off to confer with Adam Stephen and Lord Stirling and ordered De Borre to shift the division to the right. The inept Frenchman botched the evolution, throwing the troops into disorder just as they came under attack by the Brigade of Guards.[5] According to John Hoskins Stone, commander of the 1st Maryland, only his regiment and the 3rd put up a creditable fight. As they tried to resist the oncoming British, the confused 2nd Brigade mistakenly fired a volley into the two regiments from behind. The badly mishandled Marylanders then fled.[6]
Gist commanded the 3rd Maryland at the Battle of Germantown. He led the 3rd Maryland until 9 January 1779 when he was promoted brigadier general in command of the 2nd Maryland Brigade.[1]
Battle of Monmouth
At Monmouth, the regiment was commanded by Colonel Mordecai Gist[7] while its second-in-command was Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Ramsey.[8] Ramsey was detached to Colonel James Wesson's detachment under Brigadier General Anthony Wayne. Early in the battle, Wesson was wounded and Ramsey assumed command of his detachment.[9] [notes 1] Surprised by a sudden British counterattack, the American advance guard began to retreat.
Washington personally asked Ramsey and Colonel Walter Stewart to hold off the British while he arranged the main line of defense. The two officers agreed and Wayne deployed their soldiers in a nearby wood.[10] As the Brigade of Guards came up to their hidden position, the Americans opened fire into their flank. The Guards charged and cleared the wood after a tough fight in which they lost 40 casualties including Colonel Henry Trelawney wounded. Stewart was shot and carried off. The retreating Americans were set upon in the open by a troop of the 16th Light Dragoons.[11] A dragoon rode up to the unhorsed Ramsey and fired at him with his pistol. The weapon misfired and Ramsey attacked the trooper with his sword, dragged him from his horse, and tried to ride away.
Surrounded by dragoons, Ramsey was badly wounded and left for dead. Later, the British picked him up as a prisoner. Impressed by his bravery, the British commander Sir Henry Clinton paroled Ramsey the next day. Ramsey was not exchanged until December 1780.[12]
Notes
- ^ Presumably, part of the regiment was detached with Ramsey, but this is not directly stated by the source.
References
- ^ a b Boatner, Mark M. III (1994). Encyclopedia of the American Revolution. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books. p. 436. ISBN 0-8117-0578-1.
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(help) - ^ Morrissey, Brendan (2008). Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North. Long Island City, N.Y.: Osprey Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-84176-772-7.
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(help) - ^ Morrissey, Brendan (2008). Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the North. Long Island City, N.Y.: Osprey Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-84176-772-7.
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Further reading
- Balch, Thomas (1857). Papers Relating Chiefly to the Maryland Line During the Revolution. Philadelphia. p. 218 pgs.
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External links
- Bibliography of the Continental Army in Maryland compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History