> 5th Company, 1st Battalion (eastern), Ist > Establishment, Continental Army, New Jersey Line > commanded by Captain Joseph Meeker Well, I can start by telling you there never was any such thing. The Continental Army was sometimes called the Continental Line, and sometimes simply the Establishment. Synonyms, all of them. The New Jersey Regiments that were part of the Continental Army might properly be referred to as the New Jersey Line. Battalion was rarely used, but is a synonym (usually) for regiment. Regiments had numbers. Battalions didn't. Companies did not have numbers. They were designated by their commanders name. Ergo, what you're looking for is Captain Meeker's Company, 1st New Jersey Regiment, Continental Line. Meeker served from 10 December 1775 to 20 Nov 1776. The regimental commander from 7 Nov 1775 to 1 March 1776 was William Alexander, who used the fanciful title of Lord Stirling. As of 7 March 1776, the 2nd in regimental command, LtCol William Winds, was promoted to Col. and took over command and served until 20 Nov of that year. During that time, they participated in the Defense of Canada, the Lake Champlain engagement, and the Northern New Jersey campaign. When enlistments ran out at the end of '76, a whole new regiment was recruited and given the old designation for subsequent campaigns. Best regards, Ed For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice should be: www.AmericanRevolution.org