De Lancey's Brigade
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Nickname(s) | De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, Refugees, Cowboys, Cow-boys |
Engagements | American Revolutionary War
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De Lancey's Brigade, also known as De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, and the "Cowboys" or "Cow-boys", was a
History
De Lancey's Brigade was raised in September 1776 on
In the winter of 1776–1777, De Lancey's three battalions were stationed (one each) at
Brigadier General Oliver De Lancy conducted regular operations in the region north of New York City, in
In November 1778, although the Brigade had originally been formed "for the defense of Long Island", the 1st and 2nd Battalions were ordered South, where they served under Lt. Col.
The entire brigade was disbanded in Woodstock, New Brunswick in 1783. Many of the regiment settled in Nova Scotia after the war. The 2nd regiment were in a ship wreck off Nova Scotia, killing 99 of 174 men.[4]
References
- ^ Lincoln Diamant, Skinners: Patriot "Friends or Loyalist Foes?, The Hudson Valley Regional Review, September 1987 Volume 4, Number 2
- ^ a b Orderly Book of the Three Battalions of Loyalists Commanded by Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey, 1776-1778. New York Historical Society, 1917, p. ix.
- ^ "Acadiensis; a quarterly devoted to the interests of the maritime provinces of Canada". St. John, N.B.
- ^ Simon D. MacDonald, Ships of war lost on the coast of Nova Scotia and Sable Island during the eighteenth century, Read before the Nova Scotia Historical Society, March 6th, 1884, p. 11
Further reading
- Gue, Belle Willey and John D. Felter. The Neutral Ground. Boston: Stratford Company, 1922. [1]
- Johnson, James M., Christopher Pryslopski, Andrew Villani Eds. Key to the Northern Country: The Hudson River Valley in the American Revolution. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2013.
- Kemble, Lieut. Col. Stephen. Journals of Lieut. Col. Stephen Kemble, 1773-1789: And British Army Orders: Gen. Sir William Howe, 1775-1778; Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, 1778; and Gen. Daniel Jones, 1778, American Revolutionary series: British accounts of the American Revolution, British accounts of the American Revolution, Volume 16 of Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the year ... New York: Ardent Media, 1972.
- Ward, Harry M. Between the Lines: Banditti of the American Revolution. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2002.