Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 17th (Leicestershire)
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The 17th Regiment of Foot was formed in 1688 and served under various colonels' names until designated 17th Leicestershire in 1751. From October 1778 through July 16, 1779, the 17th Regiment was on garrison duty at Fort Independence and the fortifications at Stony Point, N.Y. The 17th Regiment was part of the expedition that advanced up the Hudson River and captured King's Ferry and Verplanck's Point and Stoney Point (May 29-June 1, 1779). In June the regiment was stationed at Stony Point, engaged building fortifications there. After Stony Point was retaken by Anthony Wayne on July 15, 1779, the regiment surrendered and the men were interred in Pennsylvania until December 1780.
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