The 11th Massachusetts Regiment was a unit of the

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during the

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Service history

Authorization for the formation of the regiment was given on September 16, 1776. The unit was originally known as Francis's Regiment. In early 1777, it was organized at

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, from eight

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. It was commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Francis. On July 7, 1777, Francis's Regiment was engaged at the Battle of Hubbardton, where it repulsed two British charges, but was defeated by a third attack. Francis was killed during the fighting. The regiment then became known as Tupper's Regiment. The next month, it was assigned to the 3rd Massachusetts Brigade. The regiment saw action at the

Battle of Saratoga The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) were two battles between the American Continental Army and the British Army fought near Saratoga, New York, concluding the Saratoga campaign in the American Revolutionary War. The Battle ...

and the

Battle of Monmouth The Battle of Monmouth, also known as the Battle of Monmouth Court House, was fought near the Village of Monmouth Court House, New Jersey, Monmouth Court House in modern-day Freehold Borough, New Jersey and Manalapan, New Jersey, Manalapan, on J ...

. Another company was added to its organization in May 1779, and it was formally renamed the 11th Massachusetts Regiment on August 1, 1779. On January 1, 1781, it was disbanded at

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. Colonel Ebenezer Francis was commanding officer of the 11th Massachusetts Regiment from November 6, 1776, until July 7, 1777, when he was killed at the Battle of Hubbardton. Colonel

Benjamin Tupper Benjamin Tupper (March 11, 1738 – June 7, 1792) was an American soldier in the French and Indian War, and an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, achieving the rank of brevet brigadier general. Subsequently ...

was commanding officer from July 1, 1777, until January 1, 1781.

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Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts
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