Active 1779-1780 Allegiance British Army | Country Great Britain Size company (150) | |
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Branch British provincial unit Type infantry (auxiliary troops) Headquarters Long Island, Province of New York | ||
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The American Volunteers were a British provincial unit raised, for Loyalist service, during the American Revolutionary War.
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Company formed
The "American Volunteers" were raised, in 1779, in the Province of New York, under the command of British Army Major Patrick Ferguson.
Campaigns
In 1780, the Volunteers were sent to the Siege of Charleston and virtually annihilated at the Battle of King's Mountain, along with the death, of their leader, Major Ferguson.
References
American Volunteers Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA