Johnson's Regiment of Militia also known as the 4th Essex County Militia Regiment was first called up for the
Siege of Boston and Bunker Hill in 1775. The regiment was called up a second time at
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was settled in 1642 and incorporated in 1646."Andover" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th ed., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 387. As of th ...
on August 14, 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 Warners' brigade and would capture six British cannon at the
Battle of Bemis Heights. With the surrender of
Burgoyne's Army on October 17, the regiment was disbanded on November 30, 1777.
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Massachusetts American Revolutionary War militia regiments