List of British Units in The American Revolutionary War - Provincial Units

Provincial Units

  • American Legion (Loyalist)
  • American Volunteers
  • Armed Boat Company
  • Black Company of Pioneers (also known as the Black Pioneers)
  • British Legion (placed on American establishment in 1781 as 5th American Regiment)
  • Bucks County Dragoons (absorbed by British Legion in 1780)
  • Butler's Rangers
  • Caledonian Volunteers (formed part of the British Legion in 1778)
  • Campbell's Dragoon (South Carolina Dragoons)
  • Canadian Companies
  • DeLancey's Brigade
  • Detroit Volunteers claims descent from Roger's Rangers-later became 1st Battalion 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard USA.
  • Diemar's Troop of Black Hussars (also known as Diemar's Hussars)
  • Duke of Cumberland's Regiment
  • Duchess County Company
  • Emmerich's Chasseurs
  • Fenwick's Dragoons (South Carolina Dragoons)
  • Forshner's Independent Company
  • Georgia Light Dragoons
  • Georgia Loyalists
  • Governor Wentworth's Volunteers
  • Guides and Pioneers
  • Harkimer's Batteau Company
  • Hierlihy's Corps
  • James Island Light Dragoons
  • King's American Dragoons
  • King's American Regiment (placed on American establishment in 1781 as 4th American Regiment)
  • King's Rangers
  • King's (Carolina) Rangers
  • King's Orange Rangers
  • King's Royal Regiment of New York
  • Kinloch's Light Dragoons (formed part of the British Legion in 1778)
  • Locke's Independent Company
  • Loyal American Rangers
  • Loyal American Regiment
  • Loyal Foresters
  • Loyal New Englanders
  • Loyal Rangers
  • Loyal Rhode Islanders
  • Maryland Loyalists Battalion
  • Nassau Blues
  • Newfoundland Regiment (placed on British establishment in 1782)
  • New Hampshire Volunteers
  • New Jersey Volunteers (Skinner's Greens)
  • Newport Artillery Company (Rhode Island) 1741
  • New York Volunteers (placed on American establishment as 3rd American Regiment in 1779)
  • North Carolina Highlanders
  • North Carolina Independent Company
  • North Carolina Independent Dragoons
  • Pennsylvania Loyalists
  • Philadelphia Light Dragoons (formed part of the British Legion in 1778)
  • Prince of Wales's American Volunteers
  • Provincial Light Infantry
  • Queen's Rangers (placed on American establishment in 1779 as 1st American Regiment);claims descent from Roger's Rangers
  • Roman Catholic Volunteers
  • Royal American Reformers
  • Royal Fencible Americans
  • Royal Garrison Battalion (placed on British establishment in 178
  • Royal Georgia Volunteers
  • Royal Highland Emigrants (placed on British establishment in 1779 as 84th Foot)
  • Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment
  • Saint John's Volunteers
  • Starkloff's Dragoons (South Carolina Dragoons)
  • South Carolina Rangers
  • South Carolina Royalists
  • Stewart's Troop of Light Dragoons
  • Van Alstine's Batteau Company
  • Volunteers of Ireland (placed on American establishment in 1779 as 2nd American Regiment)
  • Volunteers of New England
  • West Florida Royal Foresters
  • West Jersey Volunteers

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