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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.
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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.
[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.
1st, 5th and 9th Virginia Regiments: Colonel Richard Parker* 1st Virginia State Regiment: Colonel George Gibson 2nd Virginia State Regiment: Colonel Gregory Smith German Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Ludowick Weltner Weeden's Brigade Brigadier General George Weeden 587 2nd Virginia Regiment: Colonel Christian Febiger 6th Virginia Regiment ...
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.
Byrd inherited his family's estate of approximately 179,000 acres of land in Virginia and continued their tradition of serving as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. He chose to fight in the French and Indian War rather than spend much time in Richmond. In 1756 he was colonel of the Second Virginia Regiment. [2]