Philadelphia City Revolutionary War Militia
1st Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
- Col. William Bradford
- Lt. Col. Joh Keppele
- Major James Reed
- Major Samuel McLane
1st Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. James Read
- Major Alexander Boyd
- Adjutant William Matlack
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| Township (if known) | Company | Company |
| Middle Ward (West side of Third Street to East Third Street) | 1st Company:
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| Middle Ward | 2nd Company:
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| Middle Ward (West side of 2nd Street, Market Street to Chestnut, East and West of Strawberry Alley) | 3rd Company:
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| Walnut Ward, Chestnut Ward | 4th Company:
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| Middle Ward | 5th Company:
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| Chestnut Ward, Middle Ward | 6th Company:
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| Middle Ward | 7th Company:
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| South Ward, Middle Ward | 8th Company:
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2nd Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
- Col. Sharp Delaney
- Lt. Col. Paul Cox
- Major Elias Boise
2nd Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. Benjamin Eyre
- Major Richard Salter
- Major William Bowers
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| Township (if known) | Company | Company |
| Dock Ward, Northern Liberties | 1st Company:
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3rd Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
- Col. Jacob Morgan (resigned)
- Lt. Col. William Will
- Lt. Col. William Holliday
- Major Joseph Kerr
3rd Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. William Will
- Major Joseph Kerr
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| Township (if known) | Company | Company |
| West Mulberry | 1st Company:
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| West Mulberry | 2nd Company:
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| West Mulberry | 3rd Company:
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| East Mulberry (Race above 5th Street, Upper Cherry Alley) | 4th Company:
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| East Mulberry | 5th Company:
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| West and East Mulberry | 6th Company:
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4th Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
- Col. John Bayard
- Lt. Col. Jonathan B. Smith
- Major Alexander Boyd
4th Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. Paul Cox
- Lt. Col. Joseph Dean
- Major Philip Pancake
| 1777 | 1780 | |
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| Township (if known) | Company | Company |
| Southern District of Upper Delaware, Dock Ward | 1st Company:
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| High Street, Dock Ward | 2nd Company:
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| North, Dock Ward | 3rd Company:
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| High Street | 4th Company:
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| North | 5th Company:
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| North side of Market Street to South side of Arch to Schuylkill exclusive of West side of 6th) | 6th Company:
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| Lower Delaware, Dock Ward | 7th Company:
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| Upper Delaware, Dock Ward | 8th Company:
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5th Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
- Col. Christopher Coperthwaite
- Lt. Col. Christr. Kucher (resigned)
- Lt. Col. John Rice
- Major John Brown (resigned)
- Major Benjamin Eyre
5th Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. John Smee
- Major David Reese
| 1777 | 1780 | |
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| Township (if known) | Company | Company |
| Northern Liberties, Upper Delaware | 1st Company:
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| Northern Liberties, High Street | 2nd Company:
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| Northern Liberties, High Street | 3rd Company:
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| Northern Liberties, Southern District of Delaware | 4th Company:
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| Northern Liberties, North side of Market Street to South side of Arch to Schuylkill exclusive of West side of 6th | 5th Company:
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| Northern Liberties | 6th Company:
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| Northern Liberties | 7th Company:
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| Northern Liberties, Lower Delaware | 8th Company:
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6th Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
- Col. Robert Knox
- Lt. Col. Robert Allison
- Major Thomas Caster
6th Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. Robert Knox
- Major Thomas Casdrop
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| Township (if known) | Company | Company |
| Southwark | 1st Company:
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| Moyomensing, Southwark | 2nd Company:
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| Southwark, Moyomensing | 3rd Company:
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| Southwark | 6th Company:
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| Passyunk | 7th Company:
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| Southwark | 8th Company:
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Artillery Battalion, 1777
Artillery Battalion, 1779
(Called into service)
Artillery Battalion, 1780
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