Archibald Crary of Newport briefly commanded the First Rhode Island Regiment before being put in command of a regiment of Rhode Island State Troops. Soldiers in this regiment fought in the defense of Bristol during the Burning of Bristol in 1778. Later that year, the regiment was deployed to Aquidneck Island for the Battle of Rhode Island.
Known Bristolians who served in Crary’s Regiment include:
Captains: William Lawless
Drummers: Nelson Miller
Privates: Aaron Bourne, George Bret, Lenox Bullock, Thomas Champlin, Constant Church, Conrad Creek, James Diman, Jonathan Drowne, Gideon Gifford, Ebenezer Holmes, Samuel Howland, Thomas Jethro, [no name given] Johnston, David Maxfield, John M’Kole, Stephen Munro, Samuel Oxx, Samuel Read, Solomon Roffey, Benjamin Salisbury, James Smith, Joseph Swaysey, Edward Talby, William Tomlin, William Tripp, Samuel Wardwell, Nathaniel Wilson, William Young
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