10th Virginia Regiment

10th Virginia Regiment
Active1775–1783
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
TypeInfantry
Size728 soldiers
Part ofVirginia Line
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Brandywine
  • Battle of Germantown
  • Monmouth
  • Siege of Charleston
Military unit
Southern theater, 1780

The 10th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, in western Virginia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783.[1]

References

  1. ^ "10th Virginia Regiment". brandywinesoldiers.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

External links

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The Virginia Line, State Forces, and Militia in the American Revolutionary War
Virginia Numbered Continental Infantry Regiments
Virginia Additional Continental Infantry Regiments
Other Continental Army Units
Virginia State Units
Militia