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The 7th Virginia Regiment was raised on January 11, 1776, at Gloucester, Virginia, for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine , Battle of Germantown (after which it wintered at Valley Forge [ 1 ] ), Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston .
7th Virginia Regiment, Colonel Alexander McClanachan [24] 11th Virginia Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Christian Febiger; 15th Virginia Regiment; 4th Virginia Brigade: Brigadier General Charles Scott. 4th Virginia Regiment, Colonel Robert Lawson [24] 8th Virginia Regiment, Colonel Abraham Bowman (Major William Darke captured) [24] 12th Virginia ...
The Continental Army was the army raised by the Second Continental Congress to oppose the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.The army went through three major establishments: the first in 1775, the second in 1776, and the third from 1777 until after the end of the war.
The 7th Virginia Regiment of 1777 was redesignated the 5th Virginia Regiment of 1779. (The 8th Virginia Regiment was consolidated with the 4th Virginia Regiment). (The 9th Virginia Regiment was consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment). The 10th Virginia Regiment of 1777 was redesignated the 6th Virginia Regiment of 1779. The 11th Virginia ...
Gist's Additional Continental Regiment was an American infantry unit that served for four years in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Authorized in January 1777, the unit was intended to be made up of four companies of light infantry and 500 Indian scouts.
Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment was an American infantry unit that served for two years and three months in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Like other Additional Regiments, Grayson's remained directly under George Washington 's control, unlike state regiments.
The 8th Virginia Regiment or German Regiment was an infantry unit that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Authorized in January 1776, the regiment was raised from men of several northwestern counties in the strength of 10 companies. Its first commander was Colonel Peter Muhlenberg, a clergyman and militia leader.
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.