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Latest revision as of 19:30, 10 January 2026
Military unit
The King’s American Dragoons were a British provincial military unit, raised for Loyalist service during the American Revolutionary War. They were founded by Colonel Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, in 1781.[1] They were initially formed from the remnants of other British Loyalist units, including Black Loyalist soldiers.
The King’s American Dragoons primarily served on Long Island in 1782 and early 1783,[2] where they dismantled the church and burial ground to build defenses in Huntington.[3][failed verification]
They were evacuated from New York and resettled in Saint John, New Brunswick, in July 1783.[4] They were disbanded there in October.[5]
- ^ Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1 January 1871). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
- ^ Siebert, Wilbur Henry (1 January 1916). The Loyalist Refugees of New Hampshire. Ohio State University.
- ^ “Archived copy” (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1 January 1871). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
- ^ Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1 January 1871). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
