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Military History of Henry Bedken (n.d. - c. 1788)
Original Member
Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
Jul-Dec 1776
Volunteer
Swopes Battalion, Pennsylvania Flying Camp
5 Dec 1776
First Lieutenant
Ottendorf's Independent Corps
Adjutant
Apr 1778
Captain
Bedkin's Independent Troop of Light Horse
Brigade Major, Pulaski's Legion
Apr - Oct 1779
Captain
Bedkin's Independent Troop of Light Horse
New Jersey Campaign, 1779
Brigade Major, Pulaski's Legion
23 Feb 1780
Captain
Bedkin's Independent Troop of Light Horse
Assigned To Armand's Independent Corps of Calvary and Foot
1 Jan 1781
Captain
1st Partisan Legion
15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782
Captain
1st Partisan Legion
Southern Campaign
25 Dec 1782 - 23 Nov 1783
Captain
1st Partisan Legion
York, PA, Garrison Duty
23 Nov 1783
Captain
1st Partisan Legion
Discharged
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