7th Maryland Regiment

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7th Maryland Regiment
Active 1776-1783
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States
Type Infantry
Size 728 soldiers(1776)
re-organized to 611 soldiers(1781)
Part of Maryland Line
Engagements Monmouth,
Camden,
Guilford Court House
Commanders
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commanders
Colonel John Gunby
7th Maryland Regiment (22 May 1777-83)
Parent unit 1st Maryland Brigade

The 7th Maryland Regiment was authorized on September 16, 1776, for service with the Continental Army and was assigned on December 27, 1776. The regiment was composed of eight companies of volunteers organized from Frederick and Baltimore counties of the colony of Maryland.

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On May 22, 1777, it was assigned to the 1st Maryland Brigade. Re-organized on May 12, 1779 to nine companies. The 1st Maryland Brigade was re-assigned to the Southern Department on 5 April 1780. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1783, at Annapolis, Maryland.

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