It is sometimes very difficult to determine what engagements certain members of the army during the American Revolution actually participated in.  A book that helps finding the engagements they may have served in is the following:  "The Continental Army" by Robert K. Wright Jr.; Army Lineage Series; 1983 Center of Military History U.S. Army [Printed by the Government Printing Office] As this is a government publication it could be shelved in your own library in the government's documents section, rather than the history area. I'll highlight briefly what it mentions about the participation of the city of Lancaster and soldiers from Lancaster Co.  It does not list individual soldier's names, but if you already know what regiment your soldier was a member of this should help: NJ is New Jersey and NYC New York City below.  So you will see that your soldier from Lancaster Co. may have seen active duty in NJ, NY, MA, and even Canada in addition to Philadelphia, where the majority of their duty seems to have been centered :   1st Continental Regiment , later the 1st PA Regiment   Organized June 25 to July 20 1775.  Redesignated 1776 1 Jan. as the 1st Continental Regiment.  Assigned 1776 April 24 to Sullivan’s Brigade, an element of the Main Army.  Relieved 1776 April 29 from Sullivan’s Brigade and assigned to Greene’s Brigade, and element of the man army, then relieved Aug 12 and assigned to Nixon’s Brigade, and relieved A ug 31 and assigned to Mifflin’s Brigade, which was redesignated Oct 8 as Stirling’s Brigade. Reorganized and redesignated 1777 Jan 1 as the 1st PA Regiment….   Engagements: Siege of Boston NYC Trenton-Princeton Northern NJ Defense of Philadelphia Philadelphia Monmouth NJ 1780     5th PA Regiment   Organized 1776 Jan 2 to Feb. 11 at Chester to consist of eight companies some of which were from Lancaster Co. Engagements: Defense of Canada Lake Champlain Northern NJ Defense of Philadelphia Philadelphia Monmouth NJ 1780     9th PA Regiment Authorized 1776 Sept. 16 in the Continental Army.  Assigned 1776 Dec. 27 to the main army.  Organized in spring 1777at Philadelphia… Assigned 22 May 1777 to the 3d PA Brigade, an element of the main army. Engagements: Northern NJ Defense of Philadelphia Philadelphia Monmouth NJ 1780 13th (PA State Regiment)   Authorized 1776 Mar. 6 in the PA State Troops as the PA State Rifle Regiment.  Organized 1776 Mar 7 to May 29 at Marcus Hook, co consist of the 1st Battalion (six companies) from… and the 2d Battalion from Lancaster and other counties.  Assigned 4 July 1776 to the Main army.  Assigned 12 Aug. 1776 to Stirling’s Brigade, an element of the Main Army.  Relieved 1776 Aug 31 from Stirling’s Brigade and assigned to Mifflin’s Brigade, an element of the Main Army.   Annex 1 Authorized 1776=2 0March 6 in the PA State Troops as the PA State Musketry Battalion.  Organized 1776 March 13 to May 29 at Chester to consist of eight companies from … Lancaster County and other counties. Engagements: NYC Trenton-Princeton Northern NJ Defense of Philadelphia Philadelphia Monmouth     Capt. John Doyle’s Independent Rifle Company   Authorized 1776 July 16 in the Continental Army as captain John Doyle’s Independent Rifle Company.  Organized 1776 S 5 at Lancaster with recruits from central PA (though perhaps not from Lancaster Co. herself) and assigned to the Main Army.  Engagements: Northern NJ Defense of Philadelphia Philadelphia Monmouth This book does not just document Lancaster Co., but the other counties of the then colony of PA, as well as covering the other 12 colonies. --Richard B.

Richard, thank you for posting this. Cathi ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:01:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [PALANCAS] Revolutionary engagements of Lancaster Co. soldiers It is sometimes very difficult to determine what engagements certain members of the army during the American Revolution actually participated in.  A book that helps finding the engagements they may have served in is the following:  "The Continental Army" by Robert K. Wright Jr.; Army Lineage Series; 1983 Center of Military History U.S. Army [Printed by the Government Printing Office] [...]