Born near Warwick, R.I., Col. Greene ran his family's mill after his father's death in 1761, marrying Anna Lippit and fathering 9 children. He served in the Rhode Island legislature from 1772-1774, and became a lieutenant in the Kentish Guards of the Revoluntionary Army in 1774. He was promoted to major in the Army of Observation in 1775 by George Washington, and led a regiment from Cambridge (MA) under the command of Benedict Arnold. He was captured during an attack on a British garrison in Quebec in 1775, and was held prisoner for 8 months. In 1776, he was promoted to colonel, and was placed in charge of Fort Mercer (N.J.), defending it from Hessians, under the command of Count Von Donop, during the Battle of Red Bank on October 22, 1777. Returning to Rhode Island, Col. Greene helped assemble the 1st Rhode Island regiment, a regiment of free African-Americans and slaves who were freed to serve in the army. Under the command of Gen. John Sullivan, Col. Greene and his troops participated in the Battle of Rhode Island, which began on August 29,1778.
His regiment of ~200 men were guarding the Pines Bridge over the Croton River, New York. They were surprised by Delancey's Refugees near the Croton River on the morning of May14, 1781. He, Major Ebenezer Flagg, and others were killed, and more than 20 were taken prisoner. He was buried in Yorktown.
His regiment of ~200 men were guarding the Pines Bridge over the Croton River, New York. They were surprised by Delancey's Refugees near the Croton River on the morning of May14, 1781. He, Major Ebenezer Flagg, and others were killed, and more than 20 were taken prisoner. He was buried in Yorktown.
Born near Warwick, R.I., Col. Greene ran his family's mill after his father's death in 1761, marrying Anna Lippit and fathering 9 children. He served in the Rhode Island legislature from 1772-1774, and became a lieutenant in the Kentish Guards of the Revoluntionary Army in 1774. He was promoted to major in the Army of Observation in 1775 by George Washington, and led a regiment from Cambridge (MA) under the command of Benedict Arnold. He was captured during an attack on a British garrison in Quebec in 1775, and was held prisoner for 8 months. In 1776, he was promoted to colonel, and was placed in charge of Fort Mercer (N.J.), defending it from Hessians, under the command of Count Von Donop, during the Battle of Red Bank on October 22, 1777. Returning to Rhode Island, Col. Greene helped assemble the 1st Rhode Island regiment, a regiment of free African-Americans and slaves who were freed to serve in the army. Under the command of Gen. John Sullivan, Col. Greene and his troops participated in the Battle of Rhode Island, which began on August 29,1778.
His regiment of ~200 men were guarding the Pines Bridge over the Croton River, New York. They were surprised by Delancey's Refugees near the Croton River on the morning of May14, 1781. He, Major Ebenezer Flagg, and others were killed, and more than 20 were taken prisoner. He was buried in Yorktown.
His regiment of ~200 men were guarding the Pines Bridge over the Croton River, New York. They were surprised by Delancey's Refugees near the Croton River on the morning of May14, 1781. He, Major Ebenezer Flagg, and others were killed, and more than 20 were taken prisoner. He was buried in Yorktown.
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there is also an individual marker for this individual in the Capt. Samuel Green lot, Warwick, Kent county, Rhode Island--Find-A-Grave memorial # 17885626
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