Military History of Josiah Harmar  (11/10/1753 - 8/20/1813)

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  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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