Regiment's History
The regiment was raised in mid-March 1777 by the wealthy commander of the regiment, Beverley Robinson. Robinson, a childhood friend of George Washington, commanded the unit until it was disbanded at the end of the war in 1783. Several of Robinson's sons were officers in the regiment. Many of those enlisted in the regiment were Robinson's tenant farmer loyalists in lower Dutchess County and Westchester County, New York.
The regiment was part of many engagements in the war, often in detachment strength. The Loyal American Regiment spent many months of the war at Kingsbridge, New York, defending the British position in New York City. A detachment from the regiment was captured in July 1779 when the fort at Stony Point, New York was captured by the American army. The unit is best known as being the first regiment to enter Fort Montgomery when it was taken by British-Loyalist forces on October 6, 1777.
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