The 5th Maryland Regiment (The Dandy Fifth) was organized on 27 March 1776 composing of eight companies from the counties of Queen Anne's, Kent, Caroline, and Dorchester of the state of Maryland and was authorized on September 16, 1776 for service with the Continental Army. 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. An infantry is a body of soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other... The Maryland Line was a formation within the Continental Army, comprised of infantry regiments from the state of Maryland. ... The Battle of Monmouth was an inconclusive battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on June 28, 1778. ... 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It was assigned to the main Continental Army on 27 December 1776. On 22 May 1777 it was assigned to the 1st Maryland Brigade and re-organized on 12 May 1779 to nine companies. It was re-assigned to the Southern Department on 5 April 1780. The regiment was re-assigned from the 1st Maryland Brigade to the Maryland Brigade on 1 January 1781. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden and the Battle of Guilford Court House. the regiment was furloughed January 1, 1782 at Round O, South Carolina and disbanded on January 1, 1783. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (814x436, 145 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 5th Maryland Regiment ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (814x436, 145 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 5th Maryland Regiment ... Illustration depicting uniforms and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period of the American Revolution by showing four soldiers standing in an informal group General George Washington, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War became the central area of operations on land after France entered the war on the side of the United States. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

• Note the 175th Infantry MNG claims descent from the 5th Maryland

References

• Wright, Richard K. [1983]. “Lineages”, The Continental Army (HTML) (in English), Washington, D.C.: Center of Military Hisory. Retrieved on 24 May.

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Bibliography

• Balch, Thomas [1857]. Papers Relating Chiefly to the Maryland Line During the Revolution (in English), 218 pgs.

• Brewer, James H. Fitzgerald [1955]. History of the 175th Infantry (Fifth Maryland) (in English). War Records Division: Maryland Historical Society.

• Christian, Bernard [1900] (1972). Muster Rolls & other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution 1775-1783 (HTML), Reprint (in English), 736 pgs, Baltimore, Maryland: Lord Baltimore Press, Maryland Historical Society. Retrieved on May 29.

• Steuart, Rieman [1972]. History of the Maryland Line in the Revolutionary War 1775-1783 (in English). Towson;Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland.

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External Links

• The Revolutionary War American Units. Retrieved on May 24, 2006.