Battles of Saratoga
The 6th Massachusetts participated in the New York campaign by helping fortify Governors Island in New York Harbor in August 1776. They later fought in the Battle of Harlem Heights and the Battle of Trenton under General Nathanael Greene. The regiment reinforced General Philip Schuyler at Stillwater, New York, in July 1777. The 6th Massachusetts composed part of the main body of General Horatio Gates at the Battles of Saratoga.