1st Continental Light Dragoons

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1st Continental Light Dragoons
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Dragoon
Part of	Continental Army
Nickname	Bland's Horse
Battles/wars	Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Guilford Court House.
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Theodorick Bland

Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778
Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – Monmouth

Southern theater, 1775–1783
Williamsburg – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Charleston – Camden – Kings Mountain – Cowpens – Guilford Court House – Hobkirk's Hill – Eutaw Springs – Yorktown

[edit] Summary

The 1st Continental Light Dragoons also known as Bland's Horse was organized between 13 June and 10 September 1776 in Williamsburg, Virginia from eastern and northern Virginia for service with the Continental Army. It was authorized 8 June 1776 in the Virginia State Troops as the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th(Captain Henry Lee) and 6th Troops of Light Horse. On 25 June 1776 it was redesignated as the Virginia Light Horse. It was adopted and then assigned to the main Continental Army and redesignated as the 1st Continental Light Dragoon on 25 November 1776. On 7 April 1778 Lee's Troop was replaced by Captain Addison Lewis's troop. Lee's Troop then formed the 2d Partisan Corps or better known as Lee's Legion. The 1st Continental Light Dragoons was re-assigned to the Southern Department on 8 November 1778. The unit was re-organized on 1 January 1781 comprising of four mounted and two dismounted troops and was then redesignated as the 1st Legionary Corps. On 2 November 1782 the unit was consolidated with the 3d Continental Light Dragoon Regiment maintaining five troops. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The regiment was disbanded on November 15, 1783 at Winchester, Virginia.