1st Rhode Island Regiment

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The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a notable Continental Army unit in the American Revolutionary War, distinguished for its large number of African American and Native American soldiers and its valor in several key battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Continental Army regiment ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Continental Congress ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Black Regiment ⓘ
First Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
associatedWithEvent emancipation of some enslaved soldiers through military service ⓘ
authorizedBy Rhode Island General Assembly ⓘ
branch Infantry ⓘ
casualties suffered heavy losses at Pine's Bridge ⓘ
commander Christopher Greene ⓘ
Jeremiah Olney ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
disbanded 1783 ⓘ
distinguishedAt Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
Battle of Yorktown ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Yorktown
engagedInBattle Battle of Pine's Bridge ⓘ
Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
Battle of Yorktown ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Yorktown
formed 1778 ⓘ
garrison Rhode Island ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans

European Americans ⓘ
linked to: European American

Native Americans ⓘ
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
honoredBy monuments in Rhode Island ⓘ
legacy early example of an integrated American military unit ⓘ
symbol of African American military service in the Revolution ⓘ
symbol of Native American military service in the Revolution ⓘ
militaryRole line infantry ⓘ
notableFor large number of African American soldiers ⓘ
large number of Native American soldiers ⓘ
racially integrated composition ⓘ
service by formerly enslaved men ⓘ
organizedIn Rhode Island ⓘ
partOf Continental Army ⓘ
racialComposition predominantly Black enlisted men at its peak ⓘ
white officers ⓘ
raisedIn Rhode Island ⓘ
recruitmentPolicy allowed enlistment of enslaved African Americans ⓘ
included Native American men ⓘ
included free Black men ⓘ
offered freedom to enslaved men who enlisted ⓘ
servedInFormation Rhode Island Line ⓘ
servedUnder George Washington ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Rhode Island Line of the Continental Army ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
type state-raised regiment ⓘ

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Battle of Rhode Island → combatant → 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
Battle of Rhode Island → notableUnit → 1st Rhode Island Regiment (including many Black soldiers) ⓘ
linked to: 1st Rhode Island Regiment
Battle of Quaker Hill → notableUnit → 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
Battle of Red Bank → involvedUnit → 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
Christopher Greene → commanded → 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Christopher Greene