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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.
The 5th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, at Richmond, Virginia, for service with the U.S. Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Trenton , Battle of Princeton , Battle of Brandywine , Battle of Germantown , Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston .
near Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA 15th century Such stuff as dreams are made on. Reenactment / living history Zeitreise Fulda Second Weekend of August Schloß Fasanerie Fulda Germany 18th. century Hessen Militaer Hessische Militär und Zivilgeschichte Reenactment of Revolutionary War Battles in America Battle, Fair, Living History, Reenactment
When the Colony of Virginia ordered the creation of multiple regiments in 1775 with the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, these were called the Virginia Line. West Virginia Army National Guard's 201st Field Artillery Regiment can trace its origins to the Virginia Regiment. [15]
In 1777, Virginia had difficulty meeting its quota for the regular line of the Continental Army. As a result, in July 1777 under the command of Colonel George Gibson, the regiment began a march North to temporarily join the Continental Army in the Philadelphia Campaign.
The 11th Virginia Regiment was a Continental Army regiment that fought in the American Revolutionary War.. Authorized by the Second Continental Congress on 16 September 1776, it was organized on 3 February 1777 and consisted of four companies from the Virginia counties of Loudoun, Frederick, Prince William, and Amelia; Captain Daniel Morgan's Independent Rifle Company from Fauquier County; and ...
The 13th Virginia Regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 by the Continental Congress for service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The unit was organized on 12 February 1777 at Fort Pitt in present-day western Pennsylvania to consist of nine companies of troops from the far-western Virginia counties (now parts of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania).
This is a list of military actions in the American Revolutionary War. Actions marked with an asterisk involved no casualties. Major campaigns, theaters, and expeditions of the war Boston campaign (1775–1776) Invasion of Quebec (1775–1776) New York and New Jersey campaigns (1776–1777) Saratoga campaign (1777) Philadelphia campaign (1777 ...