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The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a Continental Army regiment from Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. It became well known as the "Black Regiment" because, for a time, it had several companies of African American soldiers. It is regarded as the first African-American military regiment, albeit with the misconception that its ranks were exclusively African-American.

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  • 1st Rhode Island Regiment
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  • The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a Continental Army regiment from Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. It became well known as the "Black Regiment" because, for a time, it had several companies of African American soldiers. It is regarded as the first African-American military regiment, albeit with the misconception that its ranks were exclusively African-American.
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  • Continental Army
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  • Black Regiment
  • Varnum's Continentals
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Caption
  • This 1780 drawing of American soldiers from the Yorktown campaign shows a black infantryman from the Rhode Island Regiment.
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  • 1775(xsd:integer)
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  • White uniforms
Unit Name
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 9(xsd:integer)
  • First Regiment Rhode Island Infantry
  • Rhode Island Battalion
  • Rhode Island Regiment
  • Varnum's Regiment
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  • The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a Continental Army regiment from Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. It became well known as the "Black Regiment" because, for a time, it had several companies of African American soldiers. It is regarded as the first African-American military regiment, albeit with the misconception that its ranks were exclusively African-American.
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