Military History of Francis Mentges  (c. 1740 - 10/6/1805)

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  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  22 Mar 1776   Volunteer   Pennsylvania Musketry Battalion       Adjutant  
 
  9 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Pennsylvania Musketry Battalion        
 
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Pennsylvania Musketry Battalion   Long Island    
 
  25 Oct 1776   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)        
 
  3 Jan 1777   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Princeton    
 
  10 Jan - May 1777   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
 
  Mar - Nov 1777   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
 
  8 May 1777   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Piscataway, NJ (II)    
 
  11 Sep 1777   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Brandywine    
 
  19 Sep 1777   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Paoli    
 
  4 Oct 1777   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Germantown    
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Valley Forge Encampment    
 
  28 Jun 1778   Major   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Monmouth    
 
  1 Jul 1778   Major   7th Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  Oct 1778   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment    
 
  Apr - Oct 1779   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
 
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
 
  Apr - Oct 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
 
  21 Jul 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
 
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
 
  Jan 1781-1783   Lieutenant Colonel   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Mid-State Pennsylvania    
 
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Lieutenant Colonel   Southern Army   Southern Campaign    
 
  5 Nov 1781   Lieutenant Colonel   Southern Army       Inspector  
 
  Jan - Jul 1782   Lieutenant Colonel   Southern Army   Georgia Campaign    
 
  Jan - Nov 1782   Lieutenant Colonel   Southern Army   Carolina Campaign    
 
  1 Jan 1783   Lieutenant Colonel   Southern Army       Inspector   Retired
 
 

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