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of December 25–26, which turned out to be a howling snow storm. As the 14th ferried the heavily laden boats across, they had to contend with ice forming on the gear, and cakes of ice that needed to be wrestled out of the way. In addition to ferrying the troops, the 14th was responsible for ferrying the artillery that was under the command of Colonel Henry Knox. At 3am on the morning of December 26, three hours behind schedule, the 14th Regiment completed their task.
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was formed. Only nine of the 14th Regiment's thirty-two officers re-enlisted. On preparing to return home, members of the Marblehead Regiment learned that some Continental frigates were in the Delaware River. The men offered to sail the vessels to the relative safety of New England waters, but the
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for the task, averaging 60 feet (18 m) in length with an 8 feet (2.4 m) beam, each capable of holding an entire regiment. The boats were propelled by oars measuring 18 feet (5.5 m) on the downstream side and poles on the upstream side. Washington ordered the operation for the night
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As the end of 1776 approached, Washington faced a desperate situation. Morale was low, and the enlistments for many of his regiments, including the 14th, were set to expire at the end of the year. Washington decided to get one more battle in before these troops left the service. Howe had pursued
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In early September 1776, Washington intended to use Glover's men in another amphibious operation to remove the sick, wounded and additional military supplies from Manhattan. A call went out to the New York legislature to send four Albany Sloops for the purpose, but these never arrived. Whether or
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As the small naval force began to return to port with prize vessels, Washington became concerned that the Beverly base would gain the attention of the British. In December 1775, Washington dispatched the Marblehead Regiment from Cambridge to fortify and defend Beverly. By mid-1776 Beverly Harbor
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on April 18. Lee and Glover planned on staying for the night, but in the early morning of April 19, they were forced to flee in their bed clothes as the oncoming British troops searched the tavern. Lee fell sick from exposure after hiding in a nearby field, and died days later. Glover then took
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to proceed to Salem and confiscate artillery that was hidden there. Word quickly spread through Marblehead and Salem, and the Salem militia was waiting at the bridge when Leslie arrived. After a tense standoff, Leslie ended up retreating back to Marblehead where he was met by the Marblehead
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After the Battle of Trenton, Washington attempted to persuade the Marbleheaders to remain in the army for another six weeks by offering a bounty, but few took him up on the offer. William R. Lee, former brigade major of the 14th was commissioned as a colonel on January 1, 1777, and
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where they immediately faced intense skirmishing into the night. On the following day, Washington made the decision to evacuate his troops, and that evening under stormy conditions, ordered Glover and the 14th Continental to ferry the entire army across the mile-wide
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On October 14, 1776, Washington ordered the 14th and three other Massachusetts Regiments under Glover to Pell's Point to guard against a potential enemy landing. On October 18, while Washington was withdrawing the remainder of his troops to
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not the 14th Continental ultimately participated in the removal of the casualties is disputed. On September 4, Washington put Glover in charge of a brigade that included the 14th Continental in a division commanded by General
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that immediately followed. The 14th Regiment then assisted in they ferrying of Washington's force and approximately 900 Hessian prisoners back across the Delaware.
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militia, which had fallen in to reinforce the troops in Salem. The Marbleheaders followed Leslie's troops back to their boats, mocking them as they marched.
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was limited, Washington was convinced of the need of a greater naval presence. He put Glover and his regiment in charge of outfitting and manning the
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was elected second lieutenant colonel. The regiment armed itself in part using captured weapons and powder seized during a night time raid of
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and the unit was designated the 23rd Massachusetts Regiment. In mid-December, Glover's regiment left Cambridge and returned to Marblehead and
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in Trenton New Jersey are the bronze statues of two soldiers. One of the statues is of Private John Russell, a member of the 14th Regiment.
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After the crossing of the Delaware was completed, the 14th Regiment joined the other regiments in Glover's brigade in General
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at the end of their terms of enlistment. The unit was reorganized as the 14th Continental Regiment on January 1, 1776.
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was protected by five separate forts, with the 14th Continental responsible for much of the task of defending them.
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offer was refused. After returning home to Marblehead, most of the men took up the more profitable trade of
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On February 26, 1775, members of the Marblehead militia confronted 240 British troops under the command of
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Fogle, pp97-98. Fogle places the Marblehead regiment at the North Bridge alongside the Salem regiment.
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in the fall of 1775. The Hancock and Franklin were sent to the St Lawrence and participated in the
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Glover's Marblehead regiment in the war of the revolution by Gardner, Frank Augustine
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If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy - from the Revolution to the War of 1812
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ordered an amphibious landing at Pell's Point. What ensued came to be known as the
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behind to hold New Jersey. Washington devised a plan to attack the garrison at
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turned to Glover for naval assistance. Glover made available the 78-ton
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The Marblehead militia was formally adopted as a regiment of the
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On July 11, 1776, Glover was ordered to rejoin the main army in
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Washington through New Jersey, but as Washington crossed the
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14th Continental Glover's Marblehead Regiment (re-enactors)
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Although the Marblehead militia was not present at the
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