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British Military Units in Revolutionary War

DEPARTMENTS	UNITS BY YEAR

LEGEND:

(BAR)=Brigade of the American Revolution

(BBG)=British Brigade

(BVMA)=Burning of The Valleys Military Association

(CCMA)=Connecticut Colony Military Association

(CTL)=Continental Line

(LHA)=Living History Association

(NBMAMH)=Northern Brigade of the Museum of Applied Military History

(NWTA)=Northwest Territory Alliance

(SCF)=Southern Crown Forces

(VLA)=Virginia Line Association

(WC) = Woodland Confederacy

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There may be some unindicated cross affiliations because of naming differences (identity crises??) within the organizations

BRITISH UNITS

1st Regiment of Foot Guards Grenadier coy and 1st Batt Coy (BBG)
3rd Regiment of Foot Guards Batt. Coy (BBG)
4th Battalion, 3rd Company, Royal Artillery (BAR)
4th of Foot, (Kings Own), Grndr. Co. (NWTA)
4th Regiment of Foot (BAR)
5th Regiment Foot (BAR) (BBG)
8th King's Regiment of Foot, Fort Michilimackinac Garrison
8th of Foot (King's Rgt.), General's Co. (NWTA)
8th King's Regiment of Foot (BBG)
8th (King's) Regiment of Foot, Captain Robert Mathew's Company of Light Infantry (BBG, BVMA)
9th Regiment of Foot, Battalion Company
10th Regiment of Foot (BBG)
16th Regiment of Light Dragoons (BAR) (BBG)
17th Regiment of Light Dragoons(NWTA)
17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (BBG)
18th Regiment of Foot (Royal Irish)(NWTA)
20th Regiment of Foot (LHA)
21st Regiment of Foot North British Fusiliers, Grenadier Company
22nd Regiment of Foot (BAR) (BBG)
23rd Regiment of Foot, Royal Welch Fusiliers (BAR) (BBG)
23rd Regiment of Foot, Grenadier Company (BAR)(BBG)
23rd Regiment of Foot, Light Infantry Company (BAR)(BBG)
23rd Regiment of Foot, Light Infantry Company
23rd Regiment of Foot, Colonel's Company (BAR)(BBG)
23rd Regiment of Foot, Capt. Christopher Horsfall's Company (BAR)(BBG)
23rd Regiment of Foot, Capt. Grey Grove's Company (BAR) (BBG)
23rd Regiment of Foot, Captain Joseph Fergusson's Company (BAR)(BBG)
24th Regiment of Foot (BAR) (BVMA)
29th Regiment of Foot (BBG)
33rd Regiment of Foot (BAR) (BBG)
33rd Regiment of Foot, Light Infantry Company
34th Regiment of Foot, Ens. Johnson's Light Infantry Detachment (BAR)
37th Regiment of Foot (BAR)
38th Regiment of Foot, Light Infantry Company (BAR)
40th Regiment of Foot (BAR)(BBG)
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot, Colonel's Company (BAR) (BBG)
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot, General's Company (BAR) (BBG)
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot, Grenadier Company (BAR) (BBG)
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot
42nd Regiment of Foot
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot (BAR)
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foot, Grenadier Company. (NWTA)
43rd Regiment of Foot /, 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment (BAR)
53rd Regiment of Foot (LHA)
55th of Foot, Trevors Co. line (NWTA)
64th Regiment of Foot (BAR) (BAR)
64th Regiment of Foot, Captain Stuart's Grenadier Company (BAR)
64th Regiment of Foot, Captain Armstrong's Light Infantry Company (BAR)
64th Regiment of Foot, Capt. Stewarts Company (BAR)
64th Regiment of Foot, Captain Stannus's Company (BAR)
64th Regiment of Foot, Major McLeroth's Company Coy (BAR)(BBG)
65th Regiment of Foot, Battalion Company (BAR) (BBG)
71st of Foot, Major's Co. (NWTA)
71st Regiment of Foot (BAR) (BBG)
74th Regiment of Foot Light Infantry Company (BBG)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 1st Company, 1st Battalion (BAR) (BB) (NWTA)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 7th Company, 1st Battalion (BAR) (BB) (NWTA)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 10th Company, 1st Battalion (BAR) (BB) (BVMA)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 1st Company, 2nd Battalion (BAR) (BB) (NWTA)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 4th Company, 2nd Battalion (BAR) (BB) (NWTA)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 5th Company, 2nd Battalion (BAR) (BB)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 6th Company, 2nd Battalion (BAR) (BB) (NWTA)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 7th Company, 2nd Battalion (BAR) (BB) (SCF)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 10th Company, 2nd Battalion (BVMA)
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) Mounted Detachment
Brigade of Guards, Grndr Co (NWTA)
Brigade of Guards, 4th Company (BAR)(SCF)
British Marines, 2nd Batttalion
Corps of Engineers, King's Army in America (BAR)
The Detached Field Hospital of His Majesties' Army in North America (BAR)
Fraser's Company of Select Marksmen (BAR)
H M Corps of Marines (BBG)
HMS FOWEY & His Majesty’s Bomb Vessel THUNDER
HMS Rose (NWTA)
His Britannic Majesty's Marines 1781
HRM Marines, 1st Batt. (NWTA)
Marines (BAR)
British Marines, HMS Rattlesnake, Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery, 3rd Battalion 7th Company (BAR)
Royal Artillery 4th Coy (BBG)
Royal Artillery 4th Coy (BBG)
Royal Artillery 4th Coy Farrington's Coy (BBG)
Royal Artillery 4th Coy (BBG)
Royal Artillery 4th Coy (BBG)
Royal Artillery, 4th Battalion (BBG)
Royal Irish Artillery Regiment(BAR)
Royal Navy Landing Party (BAR)
Royal Navy Landing Party, H.M.S. Lizard (BAR)
Shrapnel's Battery, British Royal Artillery
Yorker Artillery

GERMAN UNITS

1st Jaeger Company (BAR) (NWTA)
Braunschweig Regt. von Riedesel (NWTA)
Brunswick Light Infantry Batl. "von Barner"(NBMAMH)
Feldjaeger Corps (BAR)
Hesse Hanau Jager Battalion (BBG)
Hesse-Kassel Jager Korps 2nd Company
Musketeer Regt. Prinz Karl Leibkompanie (NWTA)
Musketeer Regiment von Donop (BAR) (BBG)
Regiment Prinz Carl

LOYALIST UNITS

1st Amer.Regt. Simcoe's Queen's Rangers (NWTA)
4th Amer.Regt. Loyal Irish Volunteers (NWTA)
1st Battalion New Jersey Volunteers (BBG)
4th Battalion New Jersey Volunteers, Captain Samuel Hayden's Company (BAR)
4th Battalion New Jersey Volunteers, Major Timpany's Company (BAR)
Brant's Volunteers (BAR)
Brant's Volunteers (NBMAMH)
Butler's Rangers, Captain Andrew Bradt's Company (BAR)(NWTA)
Butler’s Rangers, Capt Butler’s Company (BAR)
Butler's Rangers, Capt. Caldwell's Company(BAR)(BBG)
Butler’s Rangers, Capt McDonell’s Company ((NBMAMH)
Claus Rangers (BVMA)
Docksteader’s Rangers (BBG, BVMA)
DeLancey’s Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Capt. Allison’s Company (BAR) (BBG)
Brigadier General Oliver DeLancey's Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Colonel. Brewerton's Company (BAR) (BBG)
East Florida Rangers
King’s Royal Regiment of New York (NBMAMH)
Loyal American Regiment (BBG)
Loyalist Militia of Chatham County, NC
Maryland Loyalists (BBG)
North Carolina Highland Regiment
North Carolina Volunteers (Part of King’s Own Patriots) (BAR) (LHA) (SCF)
Prince of Wales, Royal American Volunteers (CCMA)
Queen’s Rangers, Light Company
Tarleton’s British Legion (SCF)

NATIVE AMERICAN UNITS

His Majesties Corps of Indians

CIVILIANS UNITS

The Great Quinnehtukqut Company of Artificers and Traders (GQCAT)

5th Regiment of Light Horse
Backus’ Regiment of Light Horse
Skinner’s Regiment of Light Horse
Starr’s Regiment of Light Horse
Seymour’s Regiment of Light Dragoons
1st Regiment Forces, 1775
1st Battalion State Regiment
1st Regiment of Militia
2d Regiment of Militia
3d Regiment of Foot
3d Regiment of Militia
4th Regiment of Militia
4th Regiment of Foot
5th Regiment of Militia
7th Regiment of Militia
8th Regiment of Militia, 1776
8th Regiment of Militia, 1780
9th Regiment of Militia, 1776-81
10th Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
12th Regiment of Foot, 1776
13th Regiment of Militia, 1776
16th Regiment of Militia, 1776
18th Regiment of Militia, 1776
20th Regiment of Militia, 1779-81
21st Regiment of Militia, 1778-81
22d Regiment of Militia, 1776
25th Regiment of Militia, 1778
25th Regiment, 1776
33d Regiment of Foot, 1775

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