3rd Continental Light Dragoons

3rd Continental Light Dragoons
Active	1777-1782
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Dragoon
Part of	Continental Army
Nickname	Baylor's Horse
Engagements	Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown Battle of Guilford Court House, Baylor Massacre Fort Wilson riot
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel George Baylor, Colonel William Washington

v • d • e Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778

Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Valley Forge – Crooked Billet – Barren Hill – Monmouth

Southern theater, 1781–1782

Camden – Kings Mountain – Cowpens – Guilford Court House – Hobkirk's Hill – Eutaw Springs – Yorktown

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The 3rd Continental Light Dragoons also known as Baylor's Horse or Lady Washington's Horse was raised on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The regiment was caught sleeping at farmhouses in the Baylor Massacre of September 1778, sustaining heavy losses. In 1779 the Regiment rescued James Wilson during the "Fort Wilson Riot". The regiment was merged into the 1st Continental Light Dragoons on November 2, 1782.