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1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Active
1775 – 1783
Allegiance
Continental Congress of the United States
Type
Infantry
Part of
Pennsylvania Line
Nickname(s)
Thompsons Rifle Regiment Hand's PA Rifle Regiment P.M.I.R.(PA militia I Regiment) 1st Continental Regiment
Motto(s)
I Refuse To Be Subjugated
Colors
Green with Red Facings/Hunting shirt,cap with White trim Dark Blue and Scarlet facings regulation post Valley Forge
Engagements
Siege of Boston Battle of Trenton Second Battle of Trenton Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandywine Battle of Matson's Ford Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth Battle of Springfield Battle of Stony Point
Commanders
Notable commanders
Colonel William Thompson Colonel Edward Hand Colonel James Chambers
Military unit
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American Revolutionary War units of the United States
Continental Army
List of Continental units
Units by state
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Non-state units
Extra and Additional regiments
Armand's Legion
Pulaski's Legion
Lee's Legion
Ottendorf's Corps
Commander-in-Chief's Guard
State militia
List of state units
The 1st Pennsylvania Regiment - originally mustered as the 1st Pennsylvania Rifles; also known as the 1st Continental Line and 1st Continental Regiment, was raised under the command of Colonel William Thompson for service in the Continental Army.
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