Gage's Regiment of Militia also known as the 4th Essex County Militia Regiment was called up at
Bradford, Massachusetts on October 2, 1777, as reinforcements for the
Continental Army during the
Saratoga campaign. The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of General
Horatio Gates
Horatio Lloyd Gates (July 26, 1727April 10, 1806) was a British-born American army officer who served as a general in the Continental Army during the early years of the Revolutionary War. He took credit for the American victory in the Battl ...
as he faced
British
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General
John Burgoyne
General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British general, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several bat ...
in northern
New York. The regiment served in
General Nixon's brigade. With the surrender of
Burgoyne's Army on October 17, the regiment acted as part of the guard for the prisoners to
Prospect Hill and disbanded on November 7, 1777.
References
Massachusetts American Revolutionary War militia regiments
Military units and formations established in 1777
Military units and formations disestablished in 1777
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