1st Georgia Regiment

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1st Georgia Regiment
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Georgia Line
Engagements	Savannah and Charleston
Commanders
Notable commanders	Lachlan McIntosh

Southern theater, 1775–1783 Williamsburg – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Charleston

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The 1st Georgia Regiment was raised by Lachlan McIntosh on November 4, 1775, at Savannah, Georgia for service with the Continental Army.^[1] The regiment saw action in Florida in 1777 and 1778, the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured along with the rest of the American southern army at Charleston, South Carolina on May 20, 1780, by the British Army. The regiment was reformed on January 1, 1783, as the Georgia Battalion and disbanded on November 15, 1783.

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