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In 1775 he was commissioned as a Captain and directed to form a Company from Dutchess County to became a part of Colonel James Clinton 's Third Regiment in the Canadian Campaign. Within a year of his commission, in 1776 , he was made a full Colonel and began raising New York's Fifth Regiment. Colonel DuBois resigned his commission in 1779 , but by 1780 was commanding a regiment of New York Levies, fighting in the Mohawk Valley of New York. After the war, he was promoted to Brigadier General and became commander of the Dutchess County Militia. |
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