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William Heath (March 2, 1737 [1] – January 24, 1814) was an American farmer, soldier, and political leader from Massachusetts who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
William Picton was a major general who served in the Gibraltar garrison during the siege. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney was the commander of the naval station in the West Indies. He also participated in one of the expeditions to relieve Gibraltar, and, after capturing de Grasse in the Battle of the Saintes , famously wrote, "Within ...
3rd (Putnam's) Division (Major General Israel Putnam) 2nd (Heath's) Brigade (Brigadier General William Heath) Prescott's Regiment, or 9th Massachusetts Regiment. Colonel William Prescott. (Designated the 7th Continental Regiment in 1776). Paterson's Regiment, or 12th Massachusetts Regiment. Colonel John Paterson.
Heath's Division Commander Major General William Heath: 4,265 Heath, based at King's Bridge, was responsible for the northernmost defenses, on the Hudson just above Manhattan. Most of his units were not involved in the battle. [51] Mifflin's Brigade: Brigadier General Thomas Mifflin: 2,453
Massachusetts line troops were involved in most of the war's major battles north of Chesapeake Bay, and were present at the decisive siege of Yorktown in 1781. General officers of the line included Major Generals Artemas Ward, William Heath, and Benjamin Lincoln, and Brigadier Generals John Glover and John Nixon.
Seven thousand troops were to remain east of the Hudson under the command of Charles Lee to prevent a British invasion of New England; General William Heath with 3,000 men was to guard the Hudson Highlands to prevent any further British advance north, and Washington with 2,000 men was to go to Fort Lee. On the 13th, Washington and his army ...
The 3rd Massachusetts Regiment also known as the 24th Continental Regiment, Heath's Regiment, and Greaton's Regiment, was raised on April 23, 1775, under Colonel William Heath outside Boston, Massachusetts. When Heath was promoted to brigadier general in June 1775 the regiment came under the command of Colonel John Greaton.
Major General William Heath – Continental Army general during the American Revolution; Major General John Hull; Brigadier General William Hull – General in the War of 1812; Captain Edward Hutchinson – officer in King Philip's War; Captain Isaac Johnson – Killed at the Great Swamp Fight; Captain Robert Keayne – First commander of the ...