2nd Pennsylvania Regiment

2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Active	1775–1783
Allegiance	Second Continental Congress
Type	Infantry
Part of	Pennsylvania Line
Nickname(s)	Pennsylvania Battalion Veterans
Colors	Brown with green facing until blue with scarlet facing regulation post Valley Forge
Engagements	Battle of Long Island (1776) Battle of Valcour Island (1776) Battle of Trenton (1776) Battle of Brandywine (1777) Battle of Germantown (1777) Battle of Monmouth (1778) Battle of Stony Point (1779) Battle of Springfield (1780) Battle of Green Spring (1781) Siege of Yorktown (1781)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel John Bull Colonel John Philip De Haas Colonel James Irvine Colonel Henry Bicker Colonel Walter Stewart

The 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, formed with lauded veterans from the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised in December 1776. The 1st Pennsylvania Battalion was raised in October 1775, under the command of Colonel John Bull for service with the Continental Army.

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References

• Robert K. Wright Jr. (1989). The Continental Army. Washington, D.C.: US Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-4.
• Bibliography of the Continental Army in Pennsylvania compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
• Loane, Paul. 243regiment.com 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment History