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Hobart's Regiment Of Militia




  allegiance State Of New Hampshire
  type Infantry
  dates 1777
  command Structure New Hampshire Militia
  battles Bennington
  notable Commanders David Hobart


Hobart's Regiment of Militia also known as the '''12th New Hampshire Militia Regiment''' was called up on July 21 , 1777 at Plymouth, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign . Hobart's Regiment along with Hale's and Stickney's Regiment would assault Friedrich Baum's redoubt from the front (east) during the Battle Of Bennington as Nichols' attacked from the rear (west) and Simonds' attacked from the south. Hobart's Regiment would continue on in Stark's Brigade to cut off British Gen. John Burgoyne from retreat or supply after the Battle Of Freeman's Farm . The regiment would be disbanded on October 26 , 1777 in northern New York .