1st Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 1st Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1791–1949 1950–present |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light/mechanized infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | 1st Bn – West Point, NY 2nd Bn – Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA |
| Motto(s) | Semper Primus ("Always First") |
| Engagements |
Northwest Indian War War of 1812 Mexican–American War Civil War Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War II Vietnam War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
1st Bn – LTC Thomas M. Bischof 2nd Bn – LTC Charles A. Ford |
| Notable commanders |
Josiah Harmar Arthur St. Clair James Wilkinson Zachary Taylor William Weigel |
| U.S. Infantry Regiments | |
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The 1st Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army that draws its lineage from a line of post American Revolutionary War units and is credited with thirty-nine campaign streamers. The 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry is assigned as support to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and to furnish the enlisted garrison for the academy and the Stewart Army Subpost. 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry is an infantry component serving with the 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
On 3 March 1791, Congress added to the Army "The Second Regiment of Infantry" of which today's First Infantry draws its heritage. In September of that year, elements of it and the original 1st Infantry Regiment (today’s 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)), with sizable militia complements, all under command of General Arthur St. Clair, were sent against the Miami Indians. St. Clair served as a major general in the Revolutionary Army and was now appointed "General in Chief," superseding the first commander of the regiment, Josiah Hamar. Fighting against the Miamis, St. Clair's soldiers were untrained, ill equipped, underfed, and sickly. This resulted in a disastrous defeat, at the Battle of the Wabash, in which the entire U.S. Army suffered a loss in killed and wounded of nearly 900 out of a total strength of 1,400.
In 1792, Congress created the Legion of the United States, which was a combined arms force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery under the command of Major General Anthony Wayne. MG Wayne had become a hero of the Revolutionary War when he led a small force against a larger British force to regain control of Stony Point, a crucial point on the Hudson River just south of West Point, New York. This Legion in which the Second Infantry became the "Infantry of the Second Sub-Legion," finally decisively defeated the Northwest Indian confederacy and its British support at Fallen Timbers in the Old Northwest (Ohio) on 20 August 1794.
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