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Loyal American Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Philipse Robinson, who was an officer in the Regiment during 1780-1781.
Active1777-1783
CountryLoyal American Regiment Great Britain
AllegianceLoyal American Regiment British Army
BranchBritish Provincial unit
TypeLine infantry, (auxiliary troops)
RoleGarrison duty, special operations, maneuver warfare, light infantry, Special detachments
SizeInfantry Regiment
Garrison/HQKingsbridge, Province of New York
Nickname(s)The Loyal American's
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
  • Saratoga Campaign
    • Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery (1777)
  • Northern Theater after 1777
    • Battle of Stony Point (1779)
    • Verplanck's Point (1779)
  • Southern Campaign
    • Siege of Charleston (1780)
    • Battle of Monck's Corner (1780)
    • Battle of Kings Mountain (1780)
    • Battle of Eutaw Springs (1781)
  • Northern Coastal Theater
    • Battle of Groton Heights (1781)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
  • Brigadier General Benedict Arnold
  • Colonel Beverley Robinson
  • Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Philipse Robinson
  • Major Thomas Barclay
Monument to Major Thomas Barclay of the Loyal American Regiment, Middleton Park, Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Loyal American Regiment was a British Provincial regiment raised in 1777 for Loyalist service during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment fought in many engagements throughout the war and the men were among the thousands of loyalists who settled in Nova Scotia, after the regiment disbanded in 1783.

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