This is a comprehensive list of Americans in the Revolutionary War. They are divided up by state in alphabetical order. While it is impossible to track every unit that fought in the Revolutionary War due to all the militia, this is a good starting point for understanding where your ancestor may have fought and what they endured during the war.
Connecticut
1st Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Hudson Highlands, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House and was assigned to duties in New York.
2nd Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Hudson Highlands, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House and was assigned to duties in New York.
3rd Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Hudson Highlands, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House and was assigned to duties in New York.
4th Connecticut Regiment: April of 1775. Québec, Fort Ticonderoga, the Philadelphia Campaign, Brandywine, Germantown, Whitemarsh, Monmouth Court House, and the Siege of Yorktown.
5th Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House, and was assigned to duties in New York, and elements fought at the Siege of Yorktown.
6th Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Hudson Highlands, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House and was assigned to duties in New York.
8th Connecticut Regiment: September of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Hudson Highlands, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House and was reorganized into other regiments.
9th Connecticut Regiment (S. B. Webb’s Additional Regiment): January of 1777. The unit defended Connecticut in 1777, then fought at Hudson Highlands, Rhode Island, and was reorganized in 1780 into other units.
10th Connecticut Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, throughout the New York Campaign. The unit was reorganized, and one company fought in the invasion of Canada.
17th Connecticut Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston and throughout the New York Campaign. Reorganized, and one company fought in the invasion of Canada.
19th Connecticut Regiment: July of 1775. The Siege of Boston, throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, and Princeton before being reorganized.
20th Connecticut Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, and Princeton before being reorganized.
22nd Connecticut Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, and Princeton before being reorganized.
Elmore’s Regiment: January of 1776. Ft. Stanwix and Oriskany before being disbanded in 1777.
Burrall’s Regiment: January of 1776. Ft. Stanwix, Oriskany, and Lake Champlain before being disbanded in 1777.
Ward’s Regiment: May of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, and Princeton before being disbanded in 1777.
Westmoreland’s (Wyoming) Individual Companies: August of 1776. Fought throughout the New York Campaign, Philadelphia Campaign, and Iroquois Campaign (Sullivan’s Expedition). Disbanded in 1781.
Delaware
The Delaware Regiment: December of 1775. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign. Reorganized in 1777, 1778, and 1780.
Georgia
1st Georgia Regiment: November of 1775. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
2nd Georgia Regiment: July of 1776. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
3rd Georgia Regiment: July of 1776. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
4th Georgia Regiment: July of 1776. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
Georgia Continental Artillery Companies: January of 1776. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Sunbury. Disbanded in 1779.
Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers: January of 1776. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
Maryland
1st Maryland Regiment: January of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
2nd Maryland Regiment: January of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
3rd Maryland Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, Greene’s Southern Campaign, and the Siege of Yorktown.
4th Maryland Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, Greene’s Southern Campaign, and the Siege of Yorktown.
5th Maryland Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
6th Maryland Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
7th Maryland Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
Maryland State Artillery Companies: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
Massachusetts
1st Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
2nd Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
3rd Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
4th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
5th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, and Saratoga.
6th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. Saratoga and in the Iroquois Campaign.
7th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston and the New York Campaign. Reorganized into other units.
8th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
9th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Mohawk Valley.
10th Massachusetts Regiment: September of 1776. Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House.
11th Massachusetts Regiment: September of 1776. Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House.
12th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House.
13th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
14th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
15th Massachusetts Regiment: September of 1776. Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
21st Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
25th Massachusetts Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton, and Princeton.
Brewer’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Bridge’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Cotton’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Danielson’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Doolittle’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Fellows’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Frye’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Henley’s Additional Continental Regiment: January of 1777. Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
Henry Jackson’s Additional Continental Regiment: January of 1777. Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
Lee’s Additional Continental Regiment: January of 1777. Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island. Porter’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Scammon’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Walker’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Whitcomb’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
Woodbridge’s Regiment: April of 1775. This independently organized unit participated in the Siege of Boston. It was then reorganized and incorporated into the Continental Line in December of 1775.
New Hampshire
1st New Hampshire Regiment: May of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition).
2nd New Hampshire: Regiment: May of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition).
3rd New Hampshire Regiment: May of 1775. The Siege of Boston, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition).
Bedel’s Regiment: May of 1775. The Canadian Campaign.
Long’s Regiment: May of 1775. The Canadian Campaign and Saratoga.
Whitcomb’s Rangers: May of 1775. The Canadian Campaign and Fort Ticonderoga.
New Jersey
1st New Jersey Regiment: October of 1775. Participated in the Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition), and the Siege of Yorktown.
2nd New Jersey Regiment: October of 1775. Participated in the Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Siege of Yorktown.
3rd New Jersey Regiment: January of 1776. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition).
4th New Jersey Regiment: September of 1776. Philadelphia Campaign and Monmouth Court House. Disbanded in 1779.
New York
1st New York Regiment: October of 1775. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition), and the Siege of Yorktown.
2nd New York Regiment: October of 1775. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition), and the Siege of Yorktown.
3rd New York Regiment: October of 1775. New York Campaign, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition).
4th New York Regiment: October of 1775. New York Campaign, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition).
5th New York Regiment: November of 1776. Hudson Highlands and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition). New York Provincial Company of Artillery: October of 1775. Supported the New York regiments on their campaigns.
Nicholson’s Regiment: November of 1776. Canadian Campaign.
North Carolina
1st North Carolina Regiment: September of 1775. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
2nd North Carolina Regiment: September of 1775. Assigned to the defense of Charleston, fought in the Florida Expedition throughout the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Charleston, where it was captured.
3rd North Carolina Regiment: January of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Charleston, where it was captured.
4th North Carolina Regiment: March of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured.
5th North Carolina Regiment: April of 1776. Assigned to the defense of the Chesapeake Bay, fought throughout the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured.
6th North Carolina Regiment: April of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Philadelphia, fought at Monmouth Court House. Disbanded at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1778.
7th North Carolina Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Philadelphia, fought at Monmouth Court House. Disbanded at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 1778.
8th North Carolina Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Philadelphia, fought at Monmouth Court House. Disbanded at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 1778.
9th North Carolina Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Philadelphia, fought at Monmouth Court House. Disbanded at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 1778.
10th North Carolina Regiment: April of 1777. Assigned to the defense of Philadelphia, fought at Monmouth Court House. Disbanded at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 1778.
Corps of North Carolina Light Dragoons: April of 1776. Elements supported the North Carolina regiments during their campaigns.
North Carolina Continental Artillery Company: May of 1776. Supported the North Carolina regiments until it was captured at the Siege of Charleston in 1780.
Pennsylvania
1st Pennsylvania Regiment: June of 1775. Siege of Boston, Canadian Campaign, New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment: October of 1775. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment: December of 1775. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
4th Pennsylvania Regiment: December of 1775. New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Philadelphia Campaign, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition). Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
5th Pennsylvania Regiment: December of 1775. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
6th Pennsylvania Regiment: December of 1775. The New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
7th Pennsylvania Regiment: January of 1776. Canadian Campaign, Lake Champlain, New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
8th Pennsylvania Regiment: January of 1776. New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Philadelphia Campaign, and the Iroquois Campaign (also known as Sullivan’s Expedition). Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
9th Pennsylvania Regiment: September of 1776. New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
10th Pennsylvania Regiment: January of 1777. New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
11th Pennsylvania Regiment: September of 1776. New York Campaign and the Philadelphia Campaign. Reorganized in 1778.
12th Pennsylvania Regiment: August of 1776. New York Campaign and the Philadelphia Campaign. Reorganized in 1778.
13th Pennsylvania Regiment: September of 1776. New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. Assigned to the defense of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Carlisle Independent Companies: October of 1777. Philadelphia Campaign. Disbanded in 1778.
Rhode Island
1st Rhode Island Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, New York Campaign, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, Rhode Island, and the Siege of Yorktown.
2nd Rhode Island Regiment: April of 1775. The Siege of Boston, New York Campaign, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the Siege of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Train of Artillery: April of 1775. Consolidated into the main Continental Artillery Regiment in October 1775, its members served throughout the war
South Carolina
1st South Carolina Regiment: June of 1775. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
2nd South Carolina Regiment: June of 1775. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
3rd South Carolina Regiment: June of 1775. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
4th South Carolina (Ranger) Regiment: November of 1775. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, Cherokee Campaign, and Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
5th South Carolina Regiment (1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment): February of 1776. East Florida Expeditions and Savannah. Reorganized in 1780.
6th South Carolina Regiment (2nd South Carolina Rifle Regiment): February of 1776. East Florida Expeditions, Savannah, and the Cherokee Campaign. Reorganized in 1780.
Beaufort Independent Company of Artillery: February of 1776. Reorganized into the 4th South Carolina Regiment.
Georgetown Independent Company of Artillery: February of 1776. Reorganized into the 4th South Carolina Regiment.
Virginia
1st Virginia Regiment: August 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
2nd Virginia Regiment: August 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
3rd Virginia Regiment: December 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston.
4th Virginia Regiment: December 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
5th Virginia Regiment: December 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston.
6th Virginia Regiment: December of 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth Court House. Reorganized in 1779.
7th Virginia Regiment: January of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
8th Virginia Regiment: December of 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth Court House. Reorganized in 1779.
9th Virginia Regiment: December of 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth Court House. Reorganized in 1779.
10th Virginia Regiment: December of 1775. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
11th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
12th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
13th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth Court House. Reorganized in 1779.
14th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
15th Virginia Regiment: September of 1776. Assigned to the defense of Chesapeake Bay, fought in the New York Campaign, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Court House, and at Charleston, where it was captured in 1780.
March of 1776. Reorganized along with several state artillery units into the Continental Artillery in November of 1776.
Virginia Independent Companies: January of 1777. Fought in Delaware and were reorganized into other Virginia units. Virginia Independent Rifle Company: June of 1775. Reorganized into the Virginia line in February of 1777.
Virginia State Artillery Company: January of 1776. Reorganized into the Continental Artillery in November of 1776.
Washington County (Virginia) Militia: Organized in 1776. This 400-man militia unit commanded by Col. William Campbell was the lead element of the “Overmountain Men” that joined with the militia from East Tennessee and Western North Carolina to fight both the British and Indians. These men saw battle in the Cherokee Campaign, Musgrove’s Mill, Kings Mountain, and Guilford Court House. Elements also served in the Virginia State Militia in 1780-1781, and were present at the Siege of Yorktown
Virginia State Militia: Organized in 1780-1781 to defend Virginia against the British invasion led by turncoat Brig. Gen. (British) Benedict Arnold. As Arnold’s campaign swept through Virginia, the locals volunteered to defend Virginia, and an entire division was formed from volunteers. These units included the 1st Virginia State Regiment (what remained of the Virginia contingent of the Continental Line, most had been captured at Charleston in 1780) commanded by Lt. Col. Charles Dabney (200 men), Brig. Gen. Robert Lawson’s Brigade (750 men), Col. William Lewis’ Rifle Corps (250 men), Brig. Gen. Edward Stevens’s Brigade (750 men) and Brig. Gen. George Weedon’s Brigade (1,500 men). These men fought in the Yorktown Campaign and were one of three allied divisions that helped defeated Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Continental Dragoons
1st Continental Light Dragoon Regiment (Bland’s Horse): June of 1776. The Philadelphia Campaign, Charleston, and Greene’s Southern Campaign. Reorganized in 1782.
2nd Continental Light Dragoon Regiment (Sheldon’s Horse): December of 1776. The New York Campaign, Hudson Highlands, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, and Connecticut.
3rd Continental Light Dragoon Regiment (Baylor’s and Lady Washington’s Horse): January of 1777. The Philadelphia Campaign, Charleston, and Greene’s Southern Campaign.
4th Continental Light Dragoon Regiment (Moylan’s Horse): January of 1777. The New York Campaign, Connecticut, Greene’s Southern Campaign, and at the Siege of Yorktown.
1st Partisan Corps (Armand’s Legion): June of 1778. Commanded by Col. Charles Armand and served in the New York Campaign. Transferred to the Southern Department and joined with Pulaski’s Corps in 1780 (five companies). After the Battle of Camden, it was reorganized along with Capt. Henry Bedkin’s Independent Troop of Light Horse. The units were redesignated the 1st Partisan Corps (three mounted and three infantry troops). This unit also fought at the Siege of Yorktown.
2nd Partisan Corps (Lee’s Legion): June of 1776. Fought as three troops of Continental Dragoons during the Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and the New York Campaign. Reorganized in 1779 and was transferred to the Southern Department, where it was redesignated the 2nd Partisan Corps (three mounted and three infantry troops). This unit also fought at the Siege of Yorktown.
Captain Allen McLane’s Company: February of 1777. This unit was reorganized in 1778 and 1779 and saw action during the Iroquois Campaign. It was transferred into the 2nd Partisan Corps and served during Greene’s Southern Campaign.
Corps of North Carolina Light Dragoons: April of 1776. Philadelphia Campaign. Reorganized in January of 1779.
Ottendorf’s Corps: December of 1776. Philadelphia Campaign. Was reorganized in 1777 and again in 1778. Elements of this corps fought at Brandywine, Germantown, Newtown; other elements served as independent troops during the Iroquois Campaign and in the New Jersey Campaign.
Pulaski’s Legion: April of 1778. Raised by volunteer troops from Maryland and Pennsylvania, the unit was uniquely comprised of one lancers troop, two dragoon troops, one company of riflemen, and two companies of light infantry. Commanded by professional Polish cavalry officer Count Casimir Pulaski. Fought in the campaigns of New York and New Jersey until it was transferred to the Southern Department in 1779. The legion saw action at Charleston, Savannah (Count Pulaski was killed in action), and at Monck’s Corner, where it was nearly decimated in April of 1780. Survivors were absorbed into Armand’s Partisan Corps.
Continental Artillery
Continental Artillery Regiment (Gridley’s and Knox’s Artillery Regiment): May of 1775. The unit was reorganized frequently during the war’s early years until it was disbanded in January of 1777. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Boston, the New York Campaign, Lake Champlain, Trenton, Princeton, and the Philadelphia Campaign. The bulk of the artillery regiments (1st, 2nd, and 4th) were combined into a Continental Artillery Brigade commanded by Henry Knox, who rose to the rank of brigadier general before the war’s end. Knox capably commanded Washington’s artillery during the Siege of Yorktown.
1st Continental Artillery Regiment (Harrison’s Continental Artillery Regiment): November of 1776. The unit was reorganized frequently during the war and saw action during the Chesapeake Campaign (1775-1776), Philadelphia Campaign, and Monmouth Court House. Transferred to the Southern Department, where it served during Greene’s Southern Campaign and later played a significant role in achieving victory at Yorktown.
2nd Continental Artillery Regiment (Lamb’s Continental Artillery Regiment): January of 1777. Reorganized and transferred frequently during the war, the regiment saw action in the New York and New Jersey campaigns, Hudson Highlands, Philadelphia Campaign, and Iroquois Campaign, and the Siege of Yorktown.
3rd Continental Artillery Regiment (Crane’s Continental Artillery Regiment): January of 1777. Reorganized and transferred frequently during the war, the regiment saw action in the New York and New Jersey campaigns, Hudson Highlands, Saratoga, Philadelphia Campaign, Monmouth Court House, and Rhode Island.
4th Continental Artillery Regiment (Proctor’s Continental Artillery Regiment): October of 1775. Reorganized and transferred frequently during the war, the regiment saw action in the New Jersey Campaign, Philadelphia Campaign, Iroquois Campaign, Greene’s Southern Campaign, and the Siege of Yorktown.
Independent Artillery Units: 1775-1781. The following independent artillery units served with distinction during the war. However, most were incorporated into one of the four main Continental regiments, disbanded, or captured. These units included:
- Captain Sebastian Bauman’s Continental Artillery Company
- Captain Issac Coren’s Labratory Company
- Captain John Lamb’s Company of Artillery
- Captain Benard Roman’s Continental Artillery Company
- Georgia Continental Artillery Companies
- Maryland State Artillery Companies
- New York Provincial Company of Artillery
- North Carolina Continental Artillery Company
- Rhode Island Train of Artillery
- Stevens’ Provisional Artillery Battalion
- Virginia Continental Artillery Company
- Virginia State Artillery Company