Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment or New Eleventh Pennsylvania was an American infantry unit of the Continental Army that served for four years during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment was authorized in January 1777 and Colonel Thomas Hartley was appointed its commander. The unit comprised eight companies from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. When permanent brigades were formed in May 1777, the regiment was transferred to the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade. Hartley's Regiment fought at Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. The unit helped defend the Pennsylvania frontier against Indian raids in 1778. At start of 1779, the regiment absorbed Patton's Additional Continental Regiment and part of Malcolm's Additional Continental Regiment to become the new 11th Pennsylvani
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| - Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment or New Eleventh Pennsylvania was an American infantry unit of the Continental Army that served for four years during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment was authorized in January 1777 and Colonel Thomas Hartley was appointed its commander. The unit comprised eight companies from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. When permanent brigades were formed in May 1777, the regiment was transferred to the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade. Hartley's Regiment fought at Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. The unit helped defend the Pennsylvania frontier against Indian raids in 1778. At start of 1779, the regiment absorbed Patton's Additional Continental Regiment and part of Malcolm's Additional Continental Regiment to become the new 11th Pennsylvani
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| - Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment or New Eleventh Pennsylvania was an American infantry unit of the Continental Army that served for four years during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment was authorized in January 1777 and Colonel Thomas Hartley was appointed its commander. The unit comprised eight companies from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. When permanent brigades were formed in May 1777, the regiment was transferred to the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade. Hartley's Regiment fought at Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. The unit helped defend the Pennsylvania frontier against Indian raids in 1778. At start of 1779, the regiment absorbed Patton's Additional Continental Regiment and part of Malcolm's Additional Continental Regiment to become the new 11th Pennsylvania Regiment. The new 11th participated in the Sullivan Expedition in the summer of that year. In January 1781 the new 11th merged with the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment and ceased to exist.
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