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The Black Regiment

Portsmouth, Rhode Island
· Battle of Rhode Island
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On August 29, 1778, at Bloody Run Brook, the first Black slaves and freemen fought in the Battle of Rhode Island as members of the First Rhode Island Regiment, known as the Black Regiment.
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