"The colony of New York was ordered to raise four regiments, each regiment to
consist of ten companies. The companies were directed to contain each seventy-two, rank
and file, four sergeants, a drum and fife, and to be placed under the command of a captain
and two lieutenants. Each regiment was to be commanded by a colonel,a lieutenant-colonel,
and a major. Of these three regiments, the city of New York was to furnish one."
--"A Narrative of the Military Actions of Colonel Marinus Willett"-- chapter 4,
page 33
These regiments were authorized as of June 28,1775, and are disbanded at year's end. A
regiment of artillery was also to be raised.
1st New York
Colonel Alexander McDougall
Lt.Col. Rudolphus Ritzema -28 nov 1775 to 28 mar 1776
Capt. Marinus Willett -28th June, 1775, to 9th May, 1776
note: McDougall spent much of the Canadian campaign in New York dealing
with logistics, while Ritzema had the actual field command.
Campaigns:
The Canadian Campaign-commanded in the field by Ritzema.
2nd New York
Colonel Myndert Roseboom(Roseboom declined his appointment due to age)
Lt. Colonel Goose Van Schaick (Van Schaick promoted to Col. 2nd NY)28 June 1775 to 8 Mar
1776.
Maj. Peter Gansevoort -30th June, 1775, to 19th March, 1776; as LTC 19 Mar 1776 to 3 Nov
1776
3rd New York
Colonel James Clinton
Lt. Col. Edward Flemming
Major Henry Brockholst Livingston, 2d August, 1775(as Captain; promoted Dec1775 to Major)
to 8th March, 1776.
Major Lewis DuBois, 25th November, 1775, to 8th March, 1776
2d Lieutenant James Gregg 28 June 1775 to 26 June 1776
2d Lieutenant Alexander Ketcham 14 July 1775, to January 1776
Livingston, Gilbert James Ensign 1 Sep,1776;
4th New York
Colonel James Holmes -30th June, 1775, to—December, 1775
Colonel Jacobus Wynkoop
Lt. Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt-30th June, 1775, to 21st November, 1776
Major Barnabas Tuthill, 30th June, 1775, to—March, 1776 Captain Livingston, Henry
Beekman 28th June, 1775
DuBois' Regiment
Colonel Lewis DuBois
1st Lt. James Gregg -26 June 1776
Lamb's Artillery
Captain John Lamb
1776 - The Second Establishment
New York raises three new regiments that are in the field from March to November 1776. A
fourth regiment (the 4th NY) is authorized on 21 June, to serve for 3 years. The
troops whose enlistments expired while on service in Canada are largely left to find their
own way home. Many enlisted men from the New York troops are incorporated into a new unit
led by Major John Nicholson of the 3rd New York. These new regiments are raised from
scratch.
1st NY
Colonel Goose Van Schaick - starting 8 mar 1776 to 3 nov 1783 (Heitmann p.43)
Lt. Col. Herman Zedwitz - 15th July, 1775, to—March, 1776 (as Major);8 mar to nov
1776 (as LTC); (courtmartialed for treason Aug 1776)
Lt. Col. Cornelius Van Dyck -21 nov 1776 to 3 nov 1783
Maj. Joseph Benedict -8 Mar 1776 to 27 Apr 1776
Maj. Barnabas Tuthill- 27 April 1776 to 4 Sep 1776
Maj. Christopher Yates- 2 Nov 1776 to 1 Jan 1778
Maj. Benjamin Ledyard -29 Apr 1778 to 26 Mar 1779
Livingston, Gilbert R. (N. Y.). Ensign 1st New York, 24th February, 1776;
note:for an unspecified time period, the 1st was without senior
leadership; McDougall had been promoted to General, Zedwitz courtmartialed.
2nd NY
Colonel Phillip Van Cortlandt -21st November, 1776 to 1783;Brevet Brigadier-General, 30th
September, 1783
Lt. Col. Frederick Weissenfels
Lt. Gilbert James Livingston -2d Lt 21 Nov 1776; 1st Lt 1 Apr 1778; resigned 5th April,
1780; served subsequently as Captain New York Militia.
3rd NY
Colonel Rudolphus Ritzema (1776; at some point Rizema resigned and turned Loyalist)
Lt. Col. Marinus Willett -21 Nov 1776;
Major John Fisher, 8th March, 1776, to 21st June, 1776
Major Robert Cochran, 21st November, 1776,promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel 2d New York, 30th
March, 1780; served with Arnold's CT. Militia as Captain at Crown Point,May 1775
Capt.Abraham Swartwout, Captain in Clinton's New York Militia Regiment, 27th April, 1776;
Captain 3d New York, 21 November, 1776; omitted May, 1778. 2d Lieutenant Gilbert R.
Livingston, 21st November, 1776; deserted 12th October, 1776; was subsequently captured
and hanged.
Campaigns
Peekskill
Fort George (Lake George)June 1777
Fort Stanwix
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with NY Brigade
Fort Saratoga
4th NY
Colonel Henry B. Livingston -21st November, 1776, to 13th January, 1779.
Colonel Cornelius D. Wynkoop- 8th March, 1776, to—November, 1776
LT. Col Pierre Regnier de Roussi -21st November, 1776, to 28th June, 1779
Lt. Colonel Frederick Weisenfels -13th January, 1779, to 1st January, 1781 Major Benjamin
Ledyard
Major John Visscher, 8th March, 1776, to 26th June, 1776
Major Joseph McCracken, 29th May, 1778, to 11th April, 1780
Stockwell, Levi (N. Y.). 2d Lieutenant 4th New York, April, 1776
Ostrander, John (N. Y.). Ensign 4th New York, June, 1776; 2d Lieutenant 1st New York, 21st
November, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 1st Canadian (Livingston's) Regiment, 1st February, 1777;
resigned 16th January, 1779; subsequently served as Lieutenant and Adjutant of New York
Levies in 1780 and 1781.
Campaigns
Saratoga with Poor's New Hampshire brigade
Valley Forge with Poor's New Hampshire brigade
Monmouth Court House
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with NY Brigade
5th NY
Colonel Lewis DuBois, 21 Nov 1776, to 22 Dec 1779.
LTC. James or Jacobus S. Bruyn -21st Nov 1776, to 1 Jul 1780 LTC. Marinus Willett (as
Col.)22 dec 1779 to 1 Jan 1781 Major Samuel Logan, 21st November, 1776, to 1st January,
1781
Major John Davis, 11th April, 1780, to 1st January, 1781
Swartwout, Henry (N. Y.). Ensign 5th New York, 21st November, 1776, to rank from 28th
March, 1776; taken prisoner at Fort Montgomery, 6th October, 1777; exchanged 17th
December, 1780; 2d Lieutenant, 28th February, 1780; transferred to 1st New York, 1st
January, 1781, and served to close of war.
Campaigns
Fort Montgomery - 1777
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with NY Brigade
The Third Establishment
The third raising of the New York Line occurred in 1777; enlistment was to be for three
years, or the duration of the war.
First New York
Campaigns
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with NY Brigade-1779
Second New York
Major John Graham, 26th March, 1779, to 3d November, 1783. Ensign Bernardus Swartwout. 1st
June, 1778, and served to June, 1783
Campaigns
Relief of Fort Stanwix under Arnold-1777
Saratoga with Poor's New Hampshire brigade-1777
Valley Forge with Poor's New Hampshire brigade-winter 1777/78 -
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with NY Brigade-1779
Morristown,NJ - winter 1779
Yorktown-1781
Third New York
Col. Peter Gansevoort -21st November, 1776, to 1st January, 1781; LT Col. Commandant 4 Oct
1777;Brigadier-General New York Militia, 26th March, 1781
LT Col Marinus Willett
Major Robert Cochran, 21st November, 1776, to 30th March, 1780
1st Lt Levi Stockwell -21st November, 1776; omitted May, 1778; served subsequently as
Captain New York Militia.
Capt. James Gregg -21st November, 1776; wounded and scalped by Indians near Fort Stanwix,
New York, 13th October, 1777; transferred to 1st New York, 1st January, 1783,(WRONG) and
served to 3d June, 1783
Capt.Abraham Swartwout, Captain in Clinton's New York Militia Regiment, 27th April, 1776;
Captain 3d New York, 21 November, 1776; omitted May, 1778.
Ostrander, Thomas (N. Y.). 2d Lieutenant in Swartwout's New York Militia Regiment, July,
1776; 2d Lieutenant 3d New York, 21st November, 1776; omitted May, 1778; served
subsequently as Lieutenant in New York Levies. campaigns
Peekskill-1777
Defense of Fort Stanwix-1777
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with the New York Brigade -1779
Fourth New York
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Weisenfels, 13th January, 1779, to 1st January, 1781.
Major James Rosekrans, 1st March, 1780, to 1st January, 1781
campaigns
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with the New York Brigade -1779
Fifth New York Col. Marinus Willett as Lt. Col. Commandant-1 Jul 1780; as
col(Nov 1780 apptd)-22d December, 1779, to 1st January, 1781
campaigns
Sullivan-Clinton Expedition with the New York Brigade -1779
Livingston's Additional Regt.
Colonel James Livingston
Lt. Col. Richard Livingston
pvt. David Ketcham
Campaigns
Fort Montgomery-1777
Saratoga with Leonard's Brigade
Rhode Island with Greene
Malcom's Additional Continental Regt.
Lamb's Artillery
Col. John Lamb
First Canadian Regt
Colonel James Livingston, 20th November, 1775, to 1st January, 1781.
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Livingston, 18th December, 1776, to 2d November, 1779
Major Charles Lukens, 8th March, 1777, to 30th August, 1780.
Livingston, Abraham (N. Y.). Captain 1st Canadian (Livingston's) Regiment, 18th December,
1776; retired 1st January, 1781; served subsequently as Captain New York Levies.
Second Canadian Regt
Colonel Moses Hazen, 22d January, 1776, to 1st June, 1783
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Antil, 22d January, 1776, to 1st May, 1782.
Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Torrey, 1st May, 1782, to 1st June, 1783
Major John Taylor, 13th November, 1776, to 10th February, 1779
Major George C. Nicholson, 1st April, 1777, to 1st January, 1781.
Major Joseph Torrey, 9th January, 1777, to 1st May, 1782
Major Tarlton Woodson, 1st May, 1777, to 1st March, 1782
Major James R. Reid, 1st September, 1777, to 1st June, 1783
Major Lawrence Olivia, 1st May, 1782, to 1st June, 1783