Pulaski's Legion
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Michael Kovats |
Pulaski's Legion was a cavalry and infantry regiment raised on March 28, 1778 at
dragoons, and 200 light infantry soldiers. It was one of the few cavalry regiments in the Continental Army
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Role in the American Revolution
The Legion would see action at the
Little Egg Harbor massacre in 1778, siege of Savannah in 1779, and the siege of Charleston in 1780. The Legion was disbanded in November 1780 and the men were merged into Armand's Legion. The Legion's 1st Cavalry was commanded by Maj. Pierre-Francois Vernier during the siege of Charleston's first bloody skirmishes.[1]
References
- ISBN 9780471327165.
- Robin Smith, Pulaski's Legion, Military Illustrated magazine, Issue 116
- Richard Henry Spencer, Pulaski's Legion (including Legion's muster roll), Baltimore 1920
External links
- The Continental Army (describes Pulaski's Legion)
- The Pulaski Legion in the American Revolution, Review in The Sarmatian Review
- The Pulaski Legion (reenactment and research)
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