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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 ...
Stephen Moylan (1737 – April 11, 1811) was an Irish-American patriot leader during the American Revolutionary War.He had several positions in the Continental Army, including Muster-Master General, Secretary and Aide to General George Washington, 2nd Quartermaster General, Commander of the Fourth Continental Light Dragoons, and Commander of the Cavalry of the Continental Army.
Mounted rifles regiments lack the mass of a mounted infantry battalions, as a light horse brigade could only muster as many rifles in the line as a single battalion. Consequently, their employment reflected this lack of mass, with the tactics seeking to harness greater mobility and fire to overcome opposition, rather than echeloned mass attacks.
The Continental Corps of Light Dragoons was created in 1777 as an element of the third establishment of the Continental Army, raised for the duration of the war as reconnaissance and scouting troops. It consisted of four regiments, each authorized to raise six troops and 280 men.
The 1st and 2nd Troops of Georgia Horse were authorized on January 1, 1776, and were organized that spring in Savannah, Georgia. They were expanded to include the 3rd and 4th Troops of Georgia Horse, and on July 24, 1776 the four troops were adopted into the Continental Army and assigned to the Southern Department. They were re-designated as ...
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Unit Commander Strength Notes Rearguard Brigadier General Sir William Erskine (Afternoon only) ; Queen's American Rangers: Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe: 454 British foot regiments each contained a company of light infantry, but during the American Revolutionary War these were detached to form the separate Light Infantry Battalion.
On 27 September 1778, the British wiped out the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons in the Baylor Massacre. [3] On the American side, Anthony Wayne carried out a brilliant coup in the Battle of Stony Point on 16 July 1779. [4] This feat was followed on 19 August 1779 by another successful raid by Henry Lee III in the Battle of Paulus Hook. [5]