Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War

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New York and New Jersey campaign
1776–1777

* Long Island
* The Turtle
* Staten Island Peace Conference
* Kip's Bay
* Harlem Heights
* Pell's Point
* Mamaroneck
* White Plains
* Fort Washington
* Fort Lee
* Geary Ambush
* Iron Works Hill
* Delaware crossing
* Trenton
* Assunpink Creek
* Princeton
* Forage War
* Millstone

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Saratoga campaign
1777

* Fort Ticonderoga
* Hubbardton
* Fort Anne
* Slaying of Jane McCrea
* Fort Stanwix
* Oriskany
* Bennington
* Saratoga
* Freeman's Farm
* Bemis Heights
* Forts Clinton and Montgomery
* Kingston

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Northern frontier
after 1777

* Cobleskill
* Wyoming Valley
* Big Runaway
* German Flatts
* Unadilla and Onaquaga
* Carleton's Raid
* Cherry Valley
* Minisink
* Sullivan Expedition
* Newtown
* Boyd and Parker
* Royalton Raid
* Klock's Field
* Johnstown

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Northern coastal theater

* Ridgefield
* Sag Harbor
* 2nd Machias
* Setauket
* Mount Hope Bay
* Newport
* Grey's raid
* Chestnut Neck
* Little Egg Harbor
* Tryon's raid (Norwalk, Fairfield)
* Penobscot Expedition
* Cape Split
* Fort St. George
* Annapolis Royal
* Cape Ann
* Groton Heights
* Fort Slongo
* Lunenburg

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American Revolution Nova Scotia theatre

* Saint John
* Charlottetown
* Yarmouth 1st
* Canso
* Maugerville Rebellion
* Fort Cumberland
* Yarmouth 2nd
* St. John River
* Capture of USS Hancock
* Liverpool
* Raid on Miramichi
* 1st Halifax
* Blomindon
* Cape Breton
* Annapolis Royal
* Blonde Rock
* 2nd Halifax
* Chester
* Lunenburg

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American
Revolutionary War
Campaigns and theaters

* Boston
* Quebec
* Nova Scotia
* Northern
* New York and New Jersey
* Saratoga
* Philadelphia
* Northern after Saratoga
* Western
* Southern
* Gulf Coast
* Yorktown
* Naval

The northern theater of the American Revolutionary War also known as the Northern Department of the Continental Army was a theater of operations during the American Revolutionary War.

It was originally called the New York Department, and consisted of all of New York State. On November 12, 1776, after the British occupation of New York City, the Highlands Department was created out of the Northern Department. The Northern Department then stopped 30 miles south of Albany. After that, it was always referred to as the Northern Department.

The Highlands Department was the smallest in area, and was formed around the defenses on the Hudson River north of New York City.

## Continental Northern Department

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In 1777, the Northern Department was organised into:[1]

* Commanding Officer of the Northern Department, General Philip Schuyler
* Nixon's Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General John Nixon
* 4th (Massachusetts) Continental Regiment
* 9th (Rhode Island) Continental Regiment
* 11th (Rhode Island) Continental Regiment
* 12th (Massachusetts) Continental Regiment
* 2nd Rhode Island Militia
* De Fermoy's Brigade, commanded by French Brigadier General Matthias Alexis Roche de Fermoy
* 1st (Pennsylvania) Continental Regiment
* German Battalion (8th Maryland Regiment)
* Poor's Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Enoch Poor
* 2nd (New Hampshire) Continental Regiment
* 5th (New Hampshire) Continental Regiment
* 8th (New Hampshire) Continental Regiment
* 3rd New York Regiment
* 4th New York Regiment
* Paterson's Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General John Paterson
* 10th Massachusetts Regiment
* 11th Massachusetts Regiment
* 18th (Massachusetts) Continental Regiment
* 14th Massachusetts Regiment
* Learned's Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Ebenezer Learned
* 16th (Massachusetts) Continental Regiment
* 23rd (Massachusetts) Continental Regiment
* 26th (Massachusetts) Continental Regiment

## British Northern Army

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During the Battles of Saratoga, the British northern army consisted of:

* Commanding Officer, Lieutenant General John Burgoyne
* Commander of Artillery & Engineers, Major G. Williams
* detachments of artillery forming 4 composite Companies from the 4th Battalion, Royal Artillery
* Artilleriekompagnie von Pausch (Hesse-Hanau)
* (Captured during the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga) No.6 Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Artillery
* Advanced Corps (vanguard), commanded by Brigadier General S. Fraser
* 24th Regiment of Foot
* Canadian Provincial Troops (2 coys)
* Indians led by Chief Joseph Brant
* Right Division, commanded by Major General William Phillips
* 1st Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General James Inglis Hamilton
* 20th Regiment of Foot
* 21st Regiment of Foot
* 62nd Regiment of Foot
* 2nd Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Henry Watson Powell
* 9th Regiment of Foot
* 47th Regiment of Foot
* 53rd Regiment of Foot
* Left Division (all Germans), commanded by Generalmajor (Major General) Baron Friedrich Adolf Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach (Brunswicker)
* 1st (Brunswick) Brigade, commanded by Brigadegeneral Johann Friedrich von Specht
* Musketeerregiment von Rhetz (Brunswick)
* Musketeerregiment von Specht (Brunswick)
* Musketeerregiment von Riedesel (Brunswick)
* 2nd Brigade, commanded by Brigadegeneral Wilhelm von Gall (Hesse-Hanau)
* Musketeerregiment von Prinz Fiederich (Brunswick)
* Musketeerregiment von Erbprinz (Hesse-Hanau)
* Reserve (Germans), commanded by Oberstleutnant Heinrich von Breymann
* Brunswickdragoonregiment von Ludwig
* Grenadierbataillon von Breymann (Brunswick)
* Füsilierbataillon von Barner (Brunswick)
* Jägerbataillon von Schottelius

## Campaigns

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On May 10, 1775, Fort Ticonderoga was captured from the British.

Major General Philip Schuyler was appointed department commander on June 25, 1775. On June 28, 1775 the New York Provincial Congress authorized the raising of the four regiments of the New York Line.

The major campaigns are divided as follows:

* New York and New Jersey campaign
* Saratoga campaign
* Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War after Saratoga

## After War years

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This department was the only one to remain after the war. The last elements of the Continental Army were kept to guard the western frontier outposts.

## See also

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* List of American Revolutionary War battles
* Departments of the Continental Army

## References

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1. ^ George Nafziger, Continental Troops in Northern Department 7 September 1777, United States Army Combined Arms Center.

* Wright, Robert K. The Continental Army. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 1983. Available, in part, online.

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Origins of the American Revolution

| Philosophy|

* American Enlightenment
* John Locke
* Colonial history
* Liberalism
* Republicanism
* Freedom of religion
* Rights of Englishmen
* No taxation without representation
* Common Sense
* Spirit of '76
* "All men are created equal"
* "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
* "Consent of the governed"
* Expansionism
* Settler colonialism

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Royalists|

* Pitt–Newcastle ministry
* Bute ministry
* Grenville ministry
* First Rockingham ministry
* Chatham ministry
* Grafton ministry
* North ministry
* Second Rockingham ministry
* Shelburne ministry
* Fox–North coalition
* Loyalists
* Black Loyalist

Related British
Acts of Parliament

* Navigation
* Iron
* Molasses
* Royal Proclamation of 1763
* Sugar
* Currency
* Quartering
* Stamp up i.p.o
* Declaratory
* Townshend
* Tea
* Quebec
* Intolerable
* Conciliatory Resolution
* Restraining
* Proclamation of Rebellion
* Prohibitory

Colonials|

* Loyal Nine
* Stamp Act Congress
* Declaration of Rights and Grievances
* Virginia Association
* Daughters of Liberty
* Sons of Liberty
* Patriots
* Black Patriots
* Committees of correspondence
* Committees of safety
* Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
* Massachusetts Circular Letter
* Suffolk Resolves
* First Continental Congress
* Continental Association
* Minutemen
* Provincial Congress
* Second Continental Congress
* United Colonies
* Olive Branch Petition
* Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
* Committee of Secret Correspondence
* Halifax Resolves
* Lee Resolution
* Declaration of Independence
* Model Treaty
* Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
* Confederation Congress

Events|

* French and Indian War
* Treaty of Paris (1763)
* Boston Massacre
* British credit crisis of 1772–1773
* Gaspee affair
* Hutchinson letters affair
* Boston Tea Party
* Philadelphia Tea Party
* Powder Alarm

* Combatants
* Campaigns
* Theaters
* Battles
* Events
* Colonies

| Combatants|

| United Colonies/Thirteen Colonies|

* Continental Congress
* Army
* Navy
* Marines

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Kingdom of Great Britain|

* Parliament
* British Army
* Royal Navy
* European allies of King George III

Colonial allies|

* France
* Franco-American Treaty
* Army
* Navy
* Hortalez et Cie
* German supporters of Congress

Campaigns and
theaters

* Boston
* Quebec
* Nova Scotia
* New York and New Jersey
* Saratoga
* Philadelphia
* Northern
* Northern after Saratoga
* Southern
* Western
* Yorktown
* Naval battles

Major battles|

* Lexington and Concord
* Boston
* Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
* Bunker Hill
* Quebec
* Valcour Island
* Long Island
* Harlem Heights
* Fort Washington
* Trenton
* Assunpink Creek
* Princeton
* Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
* Bennington
* Saratoga
* Brandywine
* Germantown
* Monmouth
* St. Lucia
* Grenada
* Stony Point
* Sullivan Expedition
* Savannah
* Gibraltar
* Cape St. Vincent
* Charleston
* Connecticut Farms
* Springfield
* Camden
* Kings Mountain
* Cowpens
* Pensacola
* Guilford Court House
* Lochry's Defeat
* Chesapeake
* Yorktown
* The Saintes

Other events|

* Staten Island Peace Conference
* "First Salute"
* Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
* Conway Cabal
* Valley Forge
* Entry of France into war
* Carlisle Peace Commission
* Gordon Riots
* Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1781
* Sint Eustatius
* Newburgh Conspiracy
* Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783

Related conflicts|

* Cherokee–American wars
* Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
* Second Anglo-Mysore War

Involvement (by
colony or location)

| Rebel colonies|

* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Georgia
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New York
* North Carolina
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* Virginia

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Loyal colonies|

* East Florida
* Nova Scotia
* Quebec
* West Florida

Leaders

| British|

| Military|

* Arbuthnot
* Brant
* Burgoyne
* Campbell
* Carleton
* Clinton
* Cornwallis
* Fraser
* Gage
* Graves
* Richard Howe
* William Howe
* Knyphausen
* Rodney

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Civilian|

* King George III
* Amherst
* Barrington
* Germain
* North
* Rockingham
* Sandwich
* Shelburne

Colonial|

| Military|

* Washington
* Alexander
* Allen
* Arnold
* Barry
* Claghorn
* Clark
* Duportail
* Gates
* Greene
* Hamilton
* Hopkins
* Jones
* de Kalb
* Knox
* Lafayette
* Charles Lee
* Lincoln
* Mercer
* Montgomery
* Nicholson
* Putnam
* Rodney
* St. Clair
* Schuyler
* von Steuben
* Sullivan
* Ward
* Wayne

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Civilian|

* John Adams
* Samuel Adams
* Carroll
* Dickinson
* Franklin
* Hancock
* Hanson
* Henry
* Huntington
* Jay
* Jefferson
* Laurens
* Richard Henry Lee
* McKean
* Morris
* Revere
* Rush
* Witherspoon

Colonial allies|

| French|

* Louis XVI
* Beaumarchais
* d'Estaing
* de Grasse
* de Guichen
* Luzerne
* de Rochambeau
* Suffren
* Vergennes

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Aftermath

* Society of the Cincinnati
* Treaty of Paris (1783)
* Evacuation Day (1783)
* Ratification Day (1784)
* Constitutional Convention
* The Federalist Papers
* Constitution
* Bill of Rights
* Shays's Rebellion
* Jay Treaty

* Related topics

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* Prisoners
* The Turtle

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Political|

* Founding Fathers
* Diplomacy
* Liberty Tree
* Yankee Doodle

Other topics|

* Timeline of the American Revolution
* African Americans in the Revolutionary War
* Dogs in the American Revolutionary War
* Intelligence in the American Revolutionary War
* Women in the American Revolution
* Financial costs of the war
* Continental currency banknotes
* Continental Currency dollar coin
* Libertas Americana
* Commemoration
* film
* television
* theater
* Independence Day
* Patriots' Day
* Pulaski Memorial Day
* Washington's Birthday
* Jefferson's Birthday
* Von Steuben Day
* Minor holidays
* Centennial
* Sesquicentennial
* Bicentennial
* Semiquincentennial
* Children of the American Revolution
* Daughters of the American Revolution
* Sons of the American Revolution
* Sons of the Revolution
* Charters of Freedom Rotunda
* Museum of the American Revolution

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