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2nd Continental Light Dragoons 2nd Legionary Corps
Active
1776–1783; reestablished 1978 by State of Connecticut
Country
United States
Allegiance
Connecticut
Type
Dragoon
Size
Regiment of six troops 120 men in 1780
Part of
Continental Army
Nickname(s)
Sheldon's Horse
Colors
Blue coat with buff facings
Engagements
Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Yorktown
Commanders
Notable commanders
Elisha Sheldon Benjamin Tallmadge
Military unit
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Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778
Bound Brook
Short Hills
Staten Island
Cooch's Bridge
Brandywine
Clouds
Paoli
Germantown
Red Bank
Fort Mifflin
Gloucester
White Marsh
Matson's Ford
Valley Forge
Conway Cabal
Quinton's Bridge
Clow Rebellion
Crooked Billet
Barren Hill
Carlisle Peace Commission
Monmouth
Southern theater Participation, 1781
Yorktown
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American Revolutionary War units of the United States
Continental Army
List of Continental units
Units by state
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Non-state units
Extra and Additional regiments
Armand's Legion
Pulaski's Legion
Lee's Legion
Ottendorf's Corps
Commander-in-Chief's Guard
State militia
List of state units
The 2nd Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Sheldon's Horse after Colonel Elisha Sheldon, was commissioned by the Continental Congress on 12 December 1776,[1] and was first mustered at Wethersfield, Connecticut, in March 1777 for service with the Continental Army. The regiment consisted of four troops from Connecticut, one troop each largely from Massachusetts and New Jersey, and two companies of light infantry.
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