Pulaski's Legion

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Pulaski's Legion
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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According to the latest research, the Pulaski banner, which symbolised the Legion, was inspired by the colours of the Hungarian national flag (red, white and green) in use since the early 17th century, and was created by the Moravian Lutheran Sisters according to the instructions of

Michael Kovats in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in early 1778. The flag embedded cultural history elements reflecting the close Hungarian-Polish friendship and interstate relations back to the centuries.[1]

Role in the American Revolution

The Legion would see action at the affair at Little Egg Harbor 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Örlős, László and Smith Lacey, Anna: The Forgotten Hungarian Origins of the Pulaski banner. Journal of the American Revolution, December 3, 2024, https://allthingsliberty.com/2024/12/the-forgotten-hungarian-origins-of-the-pulaski-banner/
  2. ISBN 9780471327165
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  • Robin Smith, Pulaski's Legion, Military Illustrated magazine, Issue 116
  • Richard Henry Spencer, Pulaski's Legion (including Legion's muster roll), Baltimore 1920
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