. . . . . . . "1776Z"^^ . "8th Pennsylvania Regiment"@en . . "1776Z"^^ . . . . "8 to 9 companies" . "The 8th Pennsylvania Regiment or Mackay's Battalion was an American infantry unit that became part of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. Transferred to the main army in November 1776, the unit was renamed the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on 1 January 1777."@en . .