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Col William O'Neil. The Orange County Regiment was authorized on September 9, 1775 by the Province of North Carolina Congress. On April 22, 1776, the unit was split into the Northern Orange County Regiment and the Southern Orange County Regiment, which retained most of the original men.
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Northern Orange County Regiment: Hillsborough District Brigade 1776 1777 Col James Saunders: Orange County Regiment: Hillsborough District Brigade 1775 1783 Col John Hogan: Randolph County Regiment: Hillsborough District Brigade 1779 1783 Col Andrew Balfour: Wake County Regiment: Hillsborough District Brigade 1775 1783
UnitSubordinationEstablishedDisbandedNorth Carolina Militia and State Troops ...17781783North Carolina Militia Command17761783Edenton District Brigade17801780Edenton District Brigade17801780- Delaware
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The first militia in Delaware was formed when Swedish settlers took up arms to defend Fort Christina (which was at the time a Swedish settlement) against Dutch invaders. During the American Revolutionary War, Delaware raised several units of militia in support of the Patriot side of the war. In the War of 1812, all of the Delaware volunteer units s...
The Georgia Militia existed from 1733 to 1879. It was originally planned by General James Oglethorpe prior to the founding of the Province of Georgia, the British colony that would become the U.S. state of Georgia. One reason for the founding of the colony was to act as a buffer between the Spanish settlements in Florida and the British colonies to...
The North Carolina militia units were first established in 1775 by the Third North Carolina Provincial Congress on the eve of the American Revolution. Initially, the militia units were centered on the 35 counties that then existed in the Province of North Carolina. The units fought against the British, Loyalists, and Cherokee Native Americans that ...
On November 25, 1755, the Pennsylvania Assembly passed the Militia Act of 1755.This measure 'legalized a military force from those who were willing and desirous of being united for military purposes within the province.' This was as a result of citizens' pleas for protection from the French and Indians on the western borders. Two years later, a com...
Beaufort District Regiment, 1778–Berkeley County Regiment, 1775–Camden District Regiment, 1775–Vermont did not become a state until 1791, after the American Revolution. New York asserted that Vermont was part of New York. Revolutionary War units: 1. 6th Regiment of militia, 1780–1781 2. 7th Regiment of militia, 1782 3. Abbott's Regiment of militia, 1781 4. Clark's Company of militia, 1778–1780 5. Durkee's Company of militia, 1780–1781 6. Gre...
Ford's Company of militia, 1777Ayres, Edward. "Militia in the Revolutionary War". historyisfun.org. Retrieved December 30, 2019.Verenna, Thomas (June 17, 2014). "Explaining Pennsylvania's Militia". Journal of the American Revolution.Robertson, John K. (July 27, 2016). "Decoding Connecticut Militia". Journal of the American Revolution.Colonel John Hathorn's Fourth Orange County Regiment militia unit met up with Meeker and Tusten's units somewhere near Sparrowbush, New York and joined forces. Hathorn assumed command and marched for the Delaware River with a force of about 120 militiamen. Indian raid marker.
The Orange County Regiment was active until the end of the war. Units of this regiment were known to have participated in the following known battles/skirmishes: Date(s): Known Battles / Skirmishes: 2/27/1776: Moore's Creek Bridge: 3/3/1779: Briar Creek (GA) 6/20/1779: Stono Ferry (SC) 3/28-5/12/1780
13 de dez. de 2023 · There are compiled published lists of Hathorn's Fourth Orange County Regiment of Militia, drawn from various sources. One source is "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State".
Orange County may refer to: U.S. counties. Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area; the most well-known county with the name. Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando; Orange County, Indiana; Orange County, New York, part of the Hudson Valley area; Orange County, North Carolina; Orange County, Texas ...