The 1st Rhode Island Regiment, America’s first Black regiment, fought at the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island on Narragansett homeland. Inside the Slave Enlistment Act and its Native soldiers.
Tag: Battle of Rhode Island 1778
The Courage of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment — the first Black unit in the Continental Army — included Narragansett and Native soldiers who fought at the Battle of Rhode Island.