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11th Massachusetts Regiment

11th Massachusetts Regiment
ActiveSeptember 16, 1776–January 1, 1781
DisbandedJanuary 1, 1781
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
BranchInfantry
Part ofMassachusetts Line
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Ebenezer Francis
Colonel Benjamin Tupper

The 11th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, under Colonel Ebenezer Francis at Boston, Massachusetts. The 11th Mass. would see action at the Battle of Hubbardton, Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York.

Colonel Ebenezer Francis was commanding officer of the 11th Massachusetts Regiment from November 6, 1776, until July 7, 1777, when he was killed at the Battle of Hubbardton. Colonel Benjamin Tupper was commanding officer from July 1, 1777, until January 1, 1781.

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