Malcolm's Additional Continental Regiment

[1] The regiment was authorized January 7, 1777 for service in the Continental Army; earlier independent companies established by Malcolm saw service at the 1776 Battle of White Plains.The regiment was assigned June 27, 1777 to the Highlands Department, where it participated in the defense of the Hudson River.On September 23, 1777 it was assigned to the Main Army, and spent the winter at Valley Forge.One of its lieutenants, Frederick Gotthold Enslin, was drummed out of the army in February 1778 for allegedly attempting sodomy.[2] The regiment next saw action in the 1778 Battle of Monmouth, and then spent its remaining time in the Highlands Department, where Colonel Malcolm was at times commander at West Point.
Additional Continental regimentsSecond Continental CongressContinental ArmycolonelWilliam MalcolmNew York CityAaron BurrBattle of White PlainsValley ForgeFrederick Gotthold EnslinsodomyBattle of MonmouthWest Point11th Pennsylvania RegimentSpencer's Additional Continental RegimentUnited States Army Center of Military History