The 3rd Maryland Regiment was organized on 27 March 1776 of eight companies from Anne Arundel, Prince George, Talbot, Hartford and Somerset counties of the state of Maryland. The regiment was authorized on September 16, 1776 for service with the Continental Army and was assigned on 27 December 1776 to the main element. On 22 May 1777 it was assigned to the 1st Maryland Brigade. It re-organized to nine companies on 12 May 1779. On 5 April 1780 the 1st Maryland Brigade was re-assigned to the Southern Department. The regiment was relieved from the 1st Maryland Brigade on 1 January 1781. It was assigned to Gist's Brigade on 24 September 1781 in the main Continental Army. Three days later (27 September 1781) Gist's Brigade was re-assigned to the Southern Department. On 4 January 1782 the regiment was re-assigned from Gist's Brigade to the Maryland Brigade in the Southern Department. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden, Battle of Guilford Court House and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment disbanded on January 1, 1783 at Charleston, South Carolina. The Continental Congress is the label given to three successive bodies of representatives: The First Continental Congress met from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers or marines who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units. ... The Maryland Line was a formation within the Continental Army, comprised of infantry regiments from the state of Maryland. ... Combatants United States Britain Commanders Nathanael Greene Charles Cornwallis Strength 4,400 1,900 Casualties 79 killed 185 wounded 1,046 missing Total: 1,310 93 killed 413 wounded 26 missing Total: 532 The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present... Combatants Britain Colonial America France Commanders Charles Cornwallis George Washington Comte de Rochambeau Strength 7,500 8,845 Americans 7,800 French Casualties 156 killed 326 wounded 7,018 captured Americans: 20 killed, 56 wounded French: 52 killed, 134 wounded The Battle of Yorktown (1781) was a victory by a... John Eager Howard, portrait by Chester Harding. ... A battle honour is an official acknowledgement to recognize a military units achievements in specific wars or operations. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 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Combatants United States Britain Commanders George Washington William Howe Strength 11,000 17,000 Casualties 250 killed, 750 wounded, 400 captured 89 killed, 487 wounded The Battle of Brandywine was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 11, 1777 near Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania|Chadds Ford]] on... Combatants Continental Army Britain Commanders George Washington William Howe Strength ? 9,000 Casualties 152 killed, 521 wounded, & 400 captured 71 killed, 450 wounded, & 14 missing The Battle of Germantown was in the American Revolutionary War. ... The Battle of Monmouth was an inconclusive battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on June 28, 1778. ... Combatants United States Britain Commanders Horatio Gates Johann de Kalb† Charles Cornwallis Strength 3,000 2,239 Casualties 1,000 killed or wounded, 1,000 captured, & 132 missing 324 killed or wounded, 64 missing The Battle of Camden was an important battle in the southern theatre of the American Revolutionary... Combatants United States Britain Commanders Nathanael Greene Charles Cornwallis Strength 4,400 1,900 Casualties 79 killed 185 wounded 1,046 missing Total: 1,310 93 killed 413 wounded 26 missing Total: 532 The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present... Combatants Britain Colonial America France Commanders Charles Cornwallis George Washington Comte de Rochambeau Strength 7,500 8,845 Americans 7,800 French Casualties 156 killed 326 wounded 7,018 captured Americans: 20 killed, 56 wounded French: 52 killed, 134 wounded The Battle of Yorktown (1781) was a victory by a... 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External References

• "The Revolutionary War American Units." URL accessed on May 28, 2006.

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Sources

• Wright, Richard K. [1983] (2006). The Continental Army (HTML), Center of Military Hisory. URL accessed 28 May 2006.