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The Spartan Regiment, a militia group of South Carolina in the American Revolution, was formed in 1775 by John Thomas at the request of the Council of Safety. [1] The regiment was formed on August 2, 1775 at Wofford's Iron Mill. Thomas held the first muster at his house. [2] The Spartan Regiment met every two weeks to train for battle. [3]
1st Spartan Regiment; 2nd Spartan regiment; Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan; Lower District regiment; Little River District regiment; Loyalists under the command of Lt. Col. Alexander Innis South Carolina Royalists, a regiment of provincial loyalists trained and equipped as British Regulars; New Jersey Volunteers; DeLancey's Brigade, 1st Battalion
Upper Saluda District Militia/ Regiment [note 2] 2nd Brigade February 1775 September 1775 Thomas Fletchall, Col [19] [20] 1st Spartan Regiment 2nd Brigade (1778–1780) February 1777 John Thomas, Sr., Col [21] 2nd Spartan Regiment 2nd Brigade (1778–1780) Col Sumter (backcountry) (1780) February 1777 Thomas Brandon, Col [22]
Most of the people in attendance wanted to fight for their independence like the northern patriots. [9] Thomas found himself fighting against his former militia leader, Col. Thomas Fletchall, who was a loyalist or Tory. [10] On August 21, 1775, he organized the Spartan Regiment, many of whom were members of the Fairforest Presbyterian Church. [8]
Fisher's Regiment of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 3rd Regiment), 1775–81 [97] Bellinger's Battalion of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 4th Regiment) [98] Harper's Battalion of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 5th Regiment) [99] Ulster County Militia Snyder's Regiment of Militia (Ulster County Militia, First Regiment), 1776–82 [100]
The 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment were both awarded Meritorious Unit Citations for their service in Iraq. [21] In 2005–06, 800 soldiers of 3d Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 72d Brigade, 36th Infantry Division deployed to
A flank company was a former military designation for two elite companies of a regiment.In regimental formation, the grenadier company constituted the right flank of the regiment and the light infantry constituted the left flank, with the other companies of the regiment referred as "battalion companies" or "centre companies".
At organization the regiment consisted of 10 companies from eastern South Carolina and was part of the South Carolina State Troops. On November 4, 1775, the regiment was adopted by the Continental Army, and on February 27, 1776, it was assigned to the Southern Department. On November 23, 1776, the regiment was assigned to the 2nd South Carolina ...