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Continental Light Dragoon Regiment
(aka Moylan's Horse)
LINEAGE
- Authorized
5 January 1777 in the Continental Army as 4th Continental Light Dragoon Regiment
and assigned to the Main Continental Army.
- Organized
spring 1777 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Baltimore Maryland, to consist of
6 troops from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey.
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Relieved
on November 19, 1778 from the Main
Continental Army and assigned to the Middle
Department.
- Relieved
on June 28, 1779 from the Middle
Department and assigned to the Highland's
Department.
- Reorganized
in early 1780 to consist of 4 mounted and 2 dismounted troops.
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Relieved
on June 10, 1780 from the Highland's
Department and assigned to the Main
Continental Army.
- Relieved
in December 1780 from the Main
Continental Army and assigned to the Middle
Department.
- Redesignated
on January 1, 1781 as the 4th Legionary Corps.
- Relieved
in March 1781 from the Middle
Department and assigned to the Southern
Department.
- Reorganized
on January 1, 1783 to consist of one mounted and one dismounted troop.
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Furloughed
on June 11, 1783 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Disbanded
on November 15, 1783
ENGAGEMENTS
Capt. Craig's
Troop additionally served in:
HISTORY
Lineage
taken from "The Continental Army" by Robert K Wright |
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