Cook's Regiment of Militia was called up at

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on August 26, 1777, as reinforcements for the

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during the

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Background

In October 1776, the Connecticut Assembly ordered the raising of new militia units, naming Thaddeus Cook of Wallingford Colonel of the tenth militia.The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, From October, 1776, to February, 1778, inclusive
By Charles J. Hoadly, State Librarian. Hartford. Published by the Lockwood & Brainard Company. 1894. p. 29, 67, 541, The next month, the Assembly called to raise four battalions in supporting the Continental Army in March 1777. Thaddeus Cook of Wallingford was named commander of the Second Connecticut battalion, of which the name Cook's Regiment would be derived.

Stillwater

In the summer of 1777, two regiments of Connecticut militia were ordered to support the gathering forces of Gen.

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as he faced British General

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in northern

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. One of these was Cook's Regiment, the other was commanded by Col Jonathan Latimer of New London, Connecticut.Clay, Steven E. (2018)
Staff Ride Handbook for the Saratoga Campaign, 13 June to 8 November 1777
(PDF).

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, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute Press. ISBN 9781940804347. LCCN 2018008404. Retrieved 13 November 2024. Cook's regiment arrived on September 10 and was assigned to General Poor's brigade. The regiment would participate in both Battles of Saratoga. With the surrender of Burgoyne's Army on October 17, the regiment was disbanded on November 9, 1777.

References

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