 Hazen 's regiment , which was significantly reduced in size by the retreat from Quebec , was assigned first to Ticonderoga , and then to Albany , in the summer and fall of 1776 , before being ordered to winter quarters at Fishkill , New York . During this time , Hazen continued recruiting , receiving permission from Congress to recruit anywhere in the United States . In the northern states he ran into difficulties , as those states were having trouble filling their own regimental lines ; he was often outbid by other recruiters . Antill , who recruited in the central states ( primarily New Jersey , Maryland , and Pennsylvania ) , had greater success . By June 1777 , the regiment reached about 700 members , out of an authorized strength of 1 @,@ 000 . The cultural differences between the original Quebec enlistees and the new recruits from the Thirteen Colonies was a regular source of friction within the regiment , and Hazen consequently kept the French @-@ speakers in companies separated from the English @-@ speakers . 
