Military History of Richard Humpton  (c. 1733 - 11/21/1804)

Original Member

  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  16 Jul 1776   Lieutenant Colonel   Swopes Battalion, Pennsylvania Flying Camp        
 
  1 Oct 1776   Colonel   Swopes Battalion, Pennsylvania Flying Camp        
 
  25 Oct 1776   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)       Commander  
 
  10 Jan - May 1777   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Commander  
 
  Mar - Nov 1777   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   New Jersey Campaign, 1777   Commander  
 
  10-23 Aug 1777   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Neshaminy Encampment   Commander  
 
  11 Sep 1777   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Brandywine   Commander  
 
  19 Sep 1777   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Paoli   Commander  
 
  4 Oct 1777   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Germantown   Commander  
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Valley Forge Encampment   Commander  
 
  28 Jun 1778   Colonel   11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Old)   Monmouth   Commander  
 
  1 Jul 1778   Colonel   10th Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander  
 
  Apr - Oct 1779   Colonel   10th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Commander  
 
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Colonel   10th Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Commander  
 
  Apr - Oct 1780   Colonel   10th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Commander  
 
  21 Jul 1780   Colonel   10th Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Commander  
 
  17 Jan 1781   Colonel   6th Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander  
 
  6 Jul 1781   Colonel   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Green Spring / Jamestown   Commander  
 
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783   Colonel   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty   Commander  
 
  1 Jan 1783   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander  
 
  3 Nov 1783   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander   Retired
 
 
  Post-War Offices Held
 
  Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes
  26 August 1791   21 November 1804   Justice of the Peace, Chester County, PA  
 

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