Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment

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The Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment was a colonial American artillery unit that served early in the Revolutionary War and formed a key predecessor to the Continental Artillery.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery regiment
colonial American military unit
military unit
allegiance Massachusetts
United Colonies
associatedWith Continental Army artillery organization
associatedWithEvent early campaigns of the American Revolutionary War
conflict American Revolutionary War
country Province of Massachusetts Bay
equipmentType cannon
field guns
formedInPeriod early stages of the American Revolutionary War
garrisonOrRecruitmentArea Massachusetts Bay
governedBy Massachusetts Provincial Congress
historicalEra 18th century
historicalStatus disbanded
languageOfCommand English
location Massachusetts
militaryBranch artillery
notableFor being an early organized artillery force of the American colonies
serving as a key predecessor to the Continental Artillery
partOf Massachusetts provincial forces
Patriot forces in the American Revolution
predecessorOf Continental Artillery
raisedBy Massachusetts colonial authorities
region New England
roleInConflict provided artillery support in early Revolutionary War campaigns
service land warfare
successor Continental Artillery
typeOfUnit field artillery

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Continental Artillery
precededBy

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