Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers

LINEAGE

• Authorized in January 1776 in the Georgia State Troops as the 1st and 2nd Troops of Georgia Horse.
• Organized in spring 1776 at Savannah.
• Expanded in June 1776 to consist of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Troops of Georgia Horse.
• Adopted on July 24, 1776 into the Continental Army; concurrently redesignated as the Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers, assigned to the Southern Department and expanded to consist of 10 troops.
• Reorganized on January 1, 1777 to consist of 12 troops.
• Captured on May 12, 1780 at Charleston, South Carolina by the British Army.
• Disbanded on January 1, 1781.

ENGAGEMENTS

• Florida
• Florida 1778
• Georgia 1778
• Savannah
• Charleston 1780

HISTORY