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The '''Bucks County Dragoons''' were a British provincial, military unit, raised for Loyalist service, during the [[American Revolutionary War]].
The '''Bucks County Dragoons''' were a British provincial, military unit, raised for Loyalist service, during the [[American Revolutionary War]].


The "Bucks County Dragoons" were raised, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Province of Pennsylvania]], in February, 1778. The unit returned, with the [[British Army]], to New York in 1778. The Dragoons were attached, to the [[Queen's Rangers]], for the 1779 campaign and to the [[British Legion (1778)|British Legion]], for the 1780 campaign. The Bucks County Dragoons were permanently merged, into Tarleton's [[British Legion]], in 1782.
The "Bucks County Dragoons" were raised, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Province of Pennsylvania]], in February, 1778. The unit returned, with the [[British Army]], to New York in 1778. The Dragoons were attached, to the [[Queen's Rangers]], for the 1779 campaign and to Tarleton's [[British Legion (1778)|British Legion]], for the 1780 campaign. The Bucks County Dragoons were permanently merged, into the [[British Legion]], in 1782.


[[Category:Loyalist military units in the American Revolution]]
[[Category:Loyalist military units in the American Revolution]]

Revision as of 02:41, 10 September 2016

The Bucks County Dragoons were a British provincial, military unit, raised for Loyalist service, during the American Revolutionary War.

The "Bucks County Dragoons" were raised, in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, in February, 1778. The unit returned, with the British Army, to New York in 1778. The Dragoons were attached, to the Queen's Rangers, for the 1779 campaign and to Tarleton's British Legion, for the 1780 campaign. The Bucks County Dragoons were permanently merged, into the British Legion, in 1782.