If it was not for militia men such as the Marblehead Regiment, the American Revolution may have had a very different ending to it. The militia men not only fought in the American Revolution, some even donated the ships to help fight the British at sea. Many of these men were not paid for their services. Often the men of the militia are over looked, when they are some of the biggest heroes of the American Revolution.
Major General John Glover was in charge of the Marblehead Regiment from 1775 to 1776. In 1776 this group of militia men became part of the Continental Army the 14th Continental Regiment. This group of soldiers were from the area known as Marblehead Massachusetts. They were mostly men whose jobs prior to the war involved things like …show more content…
Even though they were not part of these battles, they were greatly impacted by them. General Lee and Coronal Glover was present at the Black Horse Tavern in Menotomy on April 18, 1775. This was a meeting between them and other key revolutionary leaders like Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and many others. The two Marblehead militia leaders decided to spend the night, however they were forced to leave in their bed clothes in the early morning hours of the 19th due to the British’s plans of searching the tavern. This would be General Lee’s cause of death. He became very ill from hiding in a field and died just days later. Glover than took over command of the Marblehead …show more content…
The British Landing spot was in Kip’s Bay in Manhattan during the New York Campaign. On the 14th of September 1776 he and the Continental Army march towards Harlem. Once in Harlem the joined the rest of the Army. Due to the British heavy firing the militia had no choice but to retreat the area for the British ship landing. Washington decide to make Glover the Commander of the whole brigade. The army that was to stop the British had no choice but to flee due to strong British firing. The British Soldiers marched on until the meet Glover and six other brigades of the Continental Army. Glover ordered his men into a firing line formation, however Washington decide to make Glover the Commander of the whole brigade. The British Landing spot was in Kip’s Bay in Manhattan during the New York Campaign. On the 14th of September 1776 he and the Continental Army march towards Harlem. Once in Harlem the joined the rest of the Army. Due to the British heavy firing the militia had no choice but to retreat the area for the British ship landing. Washington decide to make Glover the Commander of the whole brigade. The army that was to stop the British had no choice but to flee due to strong British firing. The British Soldiers marched on until the meet Glover and six other brigades of the Continental Army. Glover ordered his men into a firing line formation, however General Washington gave orders for them to fall back. This