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The 1st Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Bland's Horse, was a mounted regiment of the Continental Army organized between 13 June and 10 September 1776 in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was made up of men from eastern and northern Virginia for service with the Continental Army .
The 2nd Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Sheldon's Horse after Colonel Elisha Sheldon, was commissioned by the Continental Congress on 12 December 1776, [1] and was first mustered at Wethersfield, Connecticut, in March 1777 for service with the Continental Army. The regiment consisted of four troops from Connecticut, one troop each ...
The British Legion was an elite British provincial regiment established during the American Revolutionary War, composed of Loyalist American troops, organized as infantry and cavalry, plus a detachment from the 16th Light Dragoons.
4th Continental Light Dragoons 4th Legionary Corps; Active: 1777-1783: Allegiance: Continental Congress of the United States: Type: Dragoon: Size: regiment of six troops 116 men in 1781: Part of: Continental Army: Nickname(s) Moylan's Horse: Colors: scarlet coats faced with blue (1777) green coats faced red (1778) blue coats faced red (1782 ...
Fenwick's Dragoons (South Carolina Dragoons) (1781) Forshner's Independent Company (1780–1781) Georgia Light Dragoons (there was also, a Local Volunteer Corps unit, of the same name) (1779–1781) Georgia Loyalists (1779–1782) Governor Wentworth's Volunteers (1777–1781) Guides and Pioneers (absorbed the Black Company of Pioneers in 1778 ...
The 3rd Continental Light Dragoons (CLD), also known as Baylor's Horse or Lady Washington's Horse, was a mounted regiment of the Continental Army raised on January 1, 1777, at Morristown, New Jersey. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine , Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Guilford Court House .
Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, ...
Shield: The color of the Dragoons was Dragoon yellow (orange-yellow), shown by the color of the shield and the dragon is in allusion to the name Dragoon. The gold eight-pointed star on the encircling belt was the insignia of the Dragoons until 1851. Crest: This Regiment was organized in 1833 as the Regiment of United States Dragoons.