Christopher Lippitt of Cranston commanded a regiment of Rhode Island troops during the New York Campaign of 1776. They arrived at George Washington’s camp in early October and continued south with the main army. They were not part of the force that crossed the Delaware River with Washington. The Regiment was disbanded in early 1777.
Known members of Lippitt’s Regiment from Bristol Include:
Captains: Loring Peck
Lieutenants: Gilbert Richmond
Ensigns: Joseph Read
Quartermasters: Benjamin Bourne
Serjeants: Benjamin Coomer, Charles Easterbrooks, Simeon Ingraham, John Smith, Benjamin Wilcox
Corporals: William Munro
Drummers: Nelson Miller
Privates: Timothy Bosworth, William Bosworth, Lenox Bullock, Simeon Bullock, Thomas Holmes, Benjamin Munro, James Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Edward Talby
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