Active 1775–1783 Size 728 soldiers | Type Infantry Part of Virginia Line | |
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States Engagements American Revolutionary War
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown
Monmouth
Siege of Charleston |
The 10th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, in western Virginia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783.
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