21st Continental Regiment

Ward's Regiment 21st Continental Regiment
Active	1775–1777
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Massachusetts Line
Engagements	Siege of Boston Battle of Trenton
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Jonathan Ward

The 21st Continental Regiment, also known as Ward's Regiment, was raised April 23, 1775 as a Massachusetts militia regiment at Cambridge, Massachusetts under Colonel Jonathan Ward. The regiment would join the Continental Army in June 1775. The regiment saw action during the Siege of Boston, the New York Campaign and the Battle of Trenton. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey.

External links

• Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History