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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
HISTORY
Lineage
taken from "The Continental Army" by Robert K Wright |
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