 Complete the following phrase:  In 1777, a new militia was gradually formed as Stockbridge men from the 8th Massachusetts Regiment, Nixons Brigade, and other units gathered under the command of Major General Horatio Gates. This new, loosely organized Stockbridge Militia, now part of the Continental Army, was led by Jehoiaikim Mtohksin. Abraham Nimham, the son of famed Wappinger sachem Daniel Nimham, joined the unit as Mtohksins second-in-command. From 1777 to 1778 they participated in the 