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Military History of Josiah Harmar (11/10/1753 - 8/20/1813)
Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
27 Oct 1775
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Battalion
Jan - Jul 1776
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Battalion
Canada Campaign (II)
27 May 1776
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Battalion
La Chine, Canada
18 Jul 1776 - 24 Feb 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Battalion
Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty
18 Jul 1776 - 24 Jan 1777
Major
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty
1 Oct 1776
Major
2nd Pennsylvania Battalion
15 Feb 1777
Major
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Mar - Nov 1777
Major
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1777
12-13 Apr 1777
Major
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Bound Brook
6 Jun 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
de facto Commander
11 Sep 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Brandywine
de facto Commander
4 Oct 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Germantown
de facto Commander
2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Whitemarsh Encampment
de facto Commander
19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Valley Forge Encampment
de facto Commander
28 Jun 1778
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Monmouth
de facto Commander
Dec 1778 - Jun 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Middlebrook Encampment
de facto Commander
Apr - Oct 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1779
de facto Commander
Dec 1779 - Jun 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1779
de facto Commander
Apr - Oct 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Summer Campaign
de facto Commander
21 Jul 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Blockhouse - Bergen Heights
de facto Commander
8 Aug 1780
Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
7th Pennsylvania Regiment
Commander
Dec 1780 - Jun 1781
Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
7th Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1780
Commander
17 Jan 1781
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Commander
15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Southern Campaign
6 Jul 1781
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Green Spring / Jamestown
6-17 Oct 1781
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Yorktown
Jan - Jul 1782
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Georgia Campaign
Jan - Nov 1782
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Carolina Campaign
1 Jan 1783
Lieutenant Colonel
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
3 Nov 1783
Lieutenant Colonel
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Post-War Offices Held
Date From
Date To
Office Name
Notes
November 1783
August 1784
Secretary To President Of Continental Congress, France
November 1783
August 1784
Envoy To France, France
Carried ratified Peace Treaty
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