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5th Virginia Regiment
Active	1775–1779
Type	Infantry
Part of	Virginia Line
Engagements	Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth

Military unit

v t e New York and New Jersey campaign 1776–1777
Long Island The Turtle Staten Island Peace Conference Kip's Bay Harlem Heights Pell's Point Mamaroneck White Plains Fort Washington Fort Lee Geary Ambush Iron Works Hill Delaware crossing Trenton Assunpink Creek Princeton Forage War Millstone

v t e Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778
Bound Brook Short Hills Staten Island Cooch's Bridge Brandywine Clouds Paoli Germantown Red Bank Fort Mifflin Gloucester White Marsh Matson's Ford Valley Forge Conway Cabal Quinton's Bridge Clow Rebellion Crooked Billet Barren Hill Carlisle Peace Commission Monmouth

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The 5th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, at Richmond, Virginia, for service with the U.S. Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was joined to the 3rd Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779. General William Russell and Col. Josiah Parker were two of its commanders.

References

Wright, Richard K. (1983). The Continental Army. Army Lineage Series. Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-4. Retrieved 2006-06-04. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month=, |chapterurl=, and |coauthors= (help)

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Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History

v t e The Virginia Line, State Forces, and Militia in the American Revolutionary War
Virginia Numbered Continental Infantry Regiments	1st Virginia Regiment 2nd Virginia Regiment 3rd Virginia Regiment 4th Virginia Regiment 5th Virginia Regiment 6th Virginia Regiment 7th Virginia Regiment 8th Virginia Regiment 9th Virginia Regiment 10th Virginia Regiment 11th Virginia Regiment 12th Virginia Regiment 13th Virginia Regiment 14th Virginia Regiment 15th Virginia Regiment
Virginia Additional Continental Infantry Regiments	Gist's Additional Continental Regiment Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment Rawling's Additional Continental Regiment
Other Continental Army Units	1st Continental Light Dragoons 1st Continental Artillery Regiment Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment
Virginia State Units	1st Virginia State Regiment 2nd Virginia State Regiment 3rd Virginia State Regiment Clark's Illinois Regiment Crockett's Western Battalion
Militia	Culpeper Minutemen Fluvanna County militia

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