Henley's Additional Continental Regiment

Henley's Additional Continental Regiment
Active 1777-1779
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States
Type Infantry
Part of Massachusetts Line
Engagements Monmouth and Rhode Island

Henley's Additional Continental Regiment was raised on January 12, 1777 with troops from Massachusetts and New Hampshire at Boston, Massachusetts for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The Regiment was merged into the 16th Massachusetts Regiment on April 9, 1779.

  • Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
  • "The Continental Army Bibliography: Additional Regiments". United States Army Center of Military History.


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