Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Notes and Abbreviations
The Officers
Military Organizations
North American Command
ROYAL PROVINCIAL UNITS
American Legion
American Volunteers
Armed Boat Company
Black Pioneers
Brig.-Gen. Cortlandt Skinner’s Queen’s American Volunteers
British Legion
Bucks County Light Dragoons
Caledonian Volunteers
Collett’s Independent Company
Corps of Foot in Newfoundland
Corps of Incorporated Cavalry at Charlestown, SC
Delancey’s Brigade, 1st Battalion
Delancey’s Brigade, 1st Battalion (New)
Delancey’s Brigade, 2nd Battalion
Delancey’s Brigade, 2nd Battalion (New)
Delancey’s Brigade, 3rd Battalion
Diemar’s Hussars
Dutchess County (NY), 1st Company
Emmerick’s Chasseurs and Dragoons
Emmerick’s Company of Chasseurs
Forshner’s Independent Company
Garrison Battalion
General Skinner’s Dragoons
Georgia Light Dragoons
Georgia Loyalists
Governor Wentworth’s Volunteers
Guides and Pioneers
Hierlihy’s Independent Companies
Hutchins’ Independent Provincial Company (WF)
King’s American Dragoons
King’s American Regiment
King’s Orange Rangers
King’s Rangers (Carolina)
King’s Rangers (Rogers), 1st Battalion
King’s Rangers (Rogers), 2nd Battalion
Kinloch’s Independent Troop of Light Dragoons
Kollock’s Independent Company
Locke’s Independent Company
Loyal American Regiment
Loyal Foresters
Loyal New Englanders
Loyal Nova Scotia Volunteers
Loyal Rhode Islanders
Lyman’s Independent Provincial Company (WF)
Maryland Loyalists, 1st Battalion
Miller’s Independent Provincial Company (WF)
Nassau Blues (NY)
New Hampshire Volunteers
New Jersey Volunteers, 1st Battalion
New Jersey Volunteers, 2nd Battalion (old)
New Jersey Volunteers, 2nd Battalion (new)
New Jersey Volunteers, 3rd Battalion (old)
New Jersey Volunteers, 3rd Battalion (new)
New Jersey Volunteers, 4th Battalion
New Jersey Volunteers, 5th Battalion
New Jersey Volunteers, 6th Battalion
New York Provincial Companies
New York Volunteers
North Carolina Highlanders
North Carolina Independent Company
North Carolina Independent Dragoons
Pennsylvania Loyalists, 1st Battalion
Philadelphia Light Dragoons, 1st Troop
Philadelphia Light Dragoons, 2nd Troop
Prince of Wales’ American Regiment
Provincial Light Infantry
Queen’s American Rangers (also Queen’s Rangers)
Queen’s Royal Rangers
Roman Catholic Volunteers
Royal American Reformees
Royal Fencible Americans
Royal Highland Emigrants, 2nd Battalion
Royal North Carolina Regiment
Simpson’s Independent North Carolina Company
Smyth’s Independent Company
South Carolina Light Dragoons (Campbell)
South Carolina Light Dragoons (Fenwick)
South Carolina Light Dragoons (L. McLean)
South Carolina Rangers
South Carolina Royalists, 1st Battalion
South Carolina Royalists, 2nd Battalion
Stanton’s Volunteers (NY?)
Starcloff ’s Hessian Troop of Light Dragoons
Staten Island Troop of Horse
Volunteers of Ireland
Volunteers of New England
Volunteers of the Island of St John
West Florida Dragoons
West Florida Royal Foresters
West Jersey Volunteers
REGIONAL/LOCAL UNITS
Armed Batteaux Men (NY)
Boston Company of Volunteers (MA)
Boyd’s Volunteers (NC, SC, GA)
Brewerton’s Volunteer Company (LI, NY)
Bucks County Volunteers (PA)
Campbell’s Black Pioneers Company (Savannah, GA)
Chrystie’s West Florida Negro Company
Chrystie’s West Florida Volunteers
Coleman’s South Carolina Independent Company
Commissary of Prisoners Company, Commissary General’s Dept. (VA)
Company of Rangers (Penobscot, ME [later MA])
Corps for the Defence of Sequestered Estates (SC)
Corps of Black Pioneers (Charleston, SC)
Cuyler’s Volunteers (NY)
Dunlop’s Corps (SC)
East Florida Loyal Volunteer Company
East Florida Rangers
East Florida Troops of Horse
Georgia Light Dragoons
Georgia Rangers
Goldin’s Independent Company (NY)
Hanscomb’s Black Pioneers Company (Savannah, GA)
Lord Dunmore’s Virginia Volunteers
Loyalist Volunteers (Yorktown, VA)
McKenzie’s Company of Negroe Volunteers (Savannah, GA)
Natchez Defense Force (WF)
Natchez Volunteers (WF)
Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Volunteers
Newfoundland Volunteers
North Carolina Provincials, McDonald’s Wing
North Carolina Provincials, Rutherford’s and MacLean [2]’s Wing
North Carolina Volunteers
Pensacola Volunteers (WF)
Pentecost’s Company of Negroe Volunteers (Savannah, GA)
Pringle’s Volunteers (Newfoundland)
Queen’s Own Loyal Virginia Regiment
Reid’s North Carolina Independent Company
Royal Ethiopian Regiment (VA)
Royal Foresters (SC)
Royal Foresters, Deveaux’s Bahamas Expedition
Royal Volunteers of North Carolina
Royal Volunteers of South Carolina
South Carolina Regiment of Light Dragoons
Spragg’s Independent Company (NY)
Staten Island Troop of Expresses and Guides
Virginia Troop of Light Dragoons
Virginia Volunteers Company
Volunteers of Augusta (GA)
Wagstaff ’s Company of Volunteers (NJ)
West Florida Provincials
West Florida Royal Volunteers (Pensacola)
ROYAL MILITIAS
Bahama Islands Militia
Bermuda Militia Regiment
East Florida
1st Regiment, East Florida Militia
2nd Regiment, East Florida Militia
Minorca Volunteer Company
Loyal Refugee Company [1st?]
Loyal Refugee Company [2nd?]
Georgia
1st Regiment of Foot ([Savannah?])
2nd Regiment of Foot (Augusta)
3rd Regiment of Foot (Sunbury)
4th Regiment of Foot (St. George’s)
5th Regiment of Foot (Ceded Lands)
Company of Light Infantry (Savannah)
Douglass’ Regiment
Georgia Artillery
Georgia Rifle Dragoons
Horse Patrol
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Monmouth County
New York
King’s County Regiment (Brooklyn)
King’s County Troop of Dragoons
Queen’s County Regiment
Queen’s County Troops of Horse (New Town)
Richmond County Battalion (Staten Island)
Richmond County Troop
Suffolk County Regiment
Tryon County: Turlock Company
Westchester County Chasseurs
Westchester County Refugees and Militia
New York City
Army Civil Departments Volunteer Militia
Enrolled [City] Militia
Volunteer [City] Militia
Newfoundland
Levingstone’s Volunteers
North Carolina
Col. Robert Anderson’s Regiment
Col. Samuel Bryan’s Regiment
Col. Samuel Campbell’s Regiment
Lt. Col. John Moore’s Regiment
Anson County Regiment
Bladen County Regiment
Chatham and Randolph Counties Regiment
Cumberland County Regiment
Orange County Regiment
Nova Scotia
Annapolis County
Annapolis Township Volunteer Company
Colchester County
Cumberland County Regiment
Halifax County Regiment
Hants County
King’s County
Lunenburg County Regiment
Queen’s County Regiment
Sunbury County
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Chesney’s Troop of Horse
Fanning’s Independent Troop of Volunteer Horse
James Island Independent Troop of Light Dragoons
Lawrence’s Company, SC Volunteers
Sanders’ Independent Company
Beaufort District
Berkeley and Craven County Regiment
Camden District
Charleston District
Cheraws District Regiment
Colleton County Regiment
Georgetown District Regiment
Ninety- Six District
Orangeburgh District Regiment
Virginia
Borough of Norfolk
West Florida
Associated Company of Loyal Militia of Tensaw
Tombeckby Militia
ASSOCIATORS
Associated Loyalists (NY)
Board of Associated Loyalists (NY)
Hatfield’s Volunteer Company of Guides (NY)
Hazard’s Corps of Refugees (NY)
King’s Militia Volunteers (NY)
Leonard’s Newport Fleet (RI)
Loyal American Association (Boston, MA)
Loyal American Associators (Boston, MA)
Loyal Associated Refugees (RI)
Loyal Irish Volunteers (Boston, MA)
Loyal Newport Associators (RI)
Loyal Refugee Volunteers (NY)
Maryland Royal Retaliators
Massachusetts Associators
NYC Associated Loyalist Militia Companies
Refugee Marine Battalion
Robins’ Company of Refugees (NY)
Royal North British Volunteers (Boston, MA)
Stewart’s Company of Refugees (NY)
INDIAN DEPARTMENTS
Six Nations Indian Department
Southern Indian Department
Canadian Command
(Province of Quebec)
ROYAL PROVINCIAL UNITS
Boucherville’s Canadian Company
Butler’s Rangers
Harkimer’s Batteaux Company
King’s Northern Rangers
King’s Royal Regiment of New York, 1st Battalion
King’s Royal Regiment of New York, 2nd Battalion
Loyal Rangers
Meyers’ Independent Company
Monin’s Canadian Company
Rouville’s Canadian Company
Royal Highland Emigrants, 1st Battalion
REGIONAL/LOCAL UNITS
Adams’ Company of Rangers
American Volunteers
Beaujeu De Villemomble’s French Canadian Loyal Volunteers
Corps of Royalists (provisional)
Detroit Volunteer Chasseur Company
Drummond’s Independent Company
Fraser’s Independent Company
Hawley’s Batteaux Corps
King’s Loyal Americans
King’s Royal Cadets
Leake’s Independent Company
Loyal Volunteers
Munro’s Batteau Company
Queen’s Loyal Rangers
Wilcox’s Company of Pioneers
ROYAL MILITIAS
Detroit
Detroit Militia Volunteers
District of Quebec
District of Montreal
District of Three Rivers
Montreal City Canadian Militia
Quebec City Corps of British Militia
Quebec City French Canadian Militia
Vincennes Militia
1st Montreal Levy (French)
2nd Montreal Levy (British)
INDIAN DEPARTMENT
Province of Quebec Indian Department
Jamaican Command
Amherst’s Corps
Duke of Cumberland’s Regiment, 1st Battalion
Duke of Cumberland’s Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Independent Companies ( Jamaica)
Jamaica Rangers, 3 Battalions
Loyal American Rangers
Turks Islands Company
LOCAL/REGIONAL UNITS
Bay of Honduras Fusileers
Black River Volunteers (Honduras)
Jamaica Legion
Jamaica Royal Volunteers
Loyal Regiment of Dragoons ( Jamaica)
Mosquito Shore Company (Honduras)
Mosquito Shore Volunteers (Honduras)
Rattan Volunteers (Honduras)
Royal Batteaux Volunteers ( Jamaica)
Young’s Independent Company (Honduras)
ROYAL MILITIAS
Island of Rattan Militia (Honduras)
Jamaica Militia
INDIAN DEPARTMENT
Mosquito Shore Indian Dept. (Nicaragua)
Leeward and Caribee Islands Command
ROYAL PROVINCIAL UNITS
Barbadian Rangers
Carolina Black Corps
ROYAL MILITIAS
Antigua Militia
Barbados Militia
Grenada Militia
St. Christopher Militia
Appendix: Issuers of Military Commissions, Warrants and Appointments
Bibliography
Index
