Complex sentence: On 22 July 1778 the regiment was re-assigned to the Eastern Department and re-organized to nine companies on 1 April 1779 and on 7 July 1779 the brigade was re-assigned to the Highland's Department and was redesignated as the 1st Massachusetts Regiment on 1 August 1779.
Split into simpler sentences: On 22 July 1778 the regiment was re-assigned to the Eastern Department and re-organized to nine companies on 1 April 1779. On 7 July 1779 the brigade was re-assigned to the Highland's Department and was redesignated as the 1st Massachusetts Regiment on 1 August 1779.