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The remaining 350 men from the original ten companies of the Virginia Regiment had been allocated to the two regular regiments of the expedition. [3] [4] After the defeat of the expedition, the Virginia Regiment was immediately reformed, with the General Assembly voting in 1755 to increase its size again, to 1,500 men organized in 16 companies.
[7] [8] In 1758, George Mercer accepted command of the newly formed Second Virginia Regiment, with a commission as lieutenant colonel. In 1758, the governor assigned both Virginia regiments to regular British Army Brigadier General John Forbes , who planned to march from Philadelphia westward and take Fort Duquesne in the western frontier.
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The units included military district brigades established in 1776, county regiments, four battalions, and one independent corps of light horse. Four regiments were located in counties that became part of the Southwest Territory in 1790 and later Tennessee in 1796. The size of brigades could be up to a few thousand volunteers.
The 2d Virginia Regiment again served with distinction, as reflected in the Virginia Gazette, October 17, 1777: "The heroism and gallantry of the second Virginia regiment I cannot help particularly mentioning; they would do honour to any country in the world. It is universally believed they behaved the best of any troops in the field."
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The regiment originated from the Charles City-Henrico County Regiment of Militia founded in 1652. During the French and Indian War, the Virginia Regiment was organized and was the only colonial regiment incorporated into the British line (1754-1763) and saw action at the Battle of Jumonville Glen, Fort Necessity, and the Braddock and Forbes expeditions.
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