1st Virginia Regiment

1st Virginia Regiment
Coat of arms of the 276th Engineer Battalion
Active	1775–1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress
Type	Infantry
Size	8 to 10 companies
Part of	Virginia Line
Engagements	Battle of Great Bridge, New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Stony Point, Siege of Charleston.
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Patrick Henry Colonel James Read Colonel James Hendricks Colonel Richard Parker † Colonel William Davis

New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777

Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook

Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778

Bound Brook Short Hills Staten Island Cooch's Bridge Brandywine Clouds Paoli Germantown Red Bank Fort Mifflin Gloucester White Marsh Matson's Ford Valley Forge Conway Cabal Quinton's Bridge Crooked Billet Barren Hill Carlisle Peace Commission Monmouth

Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781

Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights

Southern theater, 1775–1783

Williamsburg – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Charleston –

American Revolutionary War units of the United States

Continental Army List of Continental units

Units by state	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

Non-state units	Extra and Additional regiments Armand's Legion Pulaski's Legion Lee's Legion Ottendorf's Corps Commander-in-Chief's Guard

State militia List of state units

The 1st Virginia Regiment was raised, on July 17, 1775, at Williamsburg, Virginia as a state militia unit and later for service with the (U.S.) Continental Army. Its origins go back to the Charles City-Henrico County Regiment of Militia founded in 1652. During the French and Indian War, the Virginia Regiment was commanded by Colonel George Washington. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Great Bridge, New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Stony Point and the Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783. The 276th Engineer Battalion is the successor to the 1st Virginia Regiment.

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The Virginia Line and Militia in the American Revolutionary War

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Continental Army Units	1st Continental Light Dragoons 1st Continental Artillery Regiment Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment Gist's Additional Continental Regiment Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment

Militia	Culpeper Minutemen Ethiopian Regiment Fluvanna County militia 1st Virginia State Regiment 2nd Virginia State Regiment

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1st Virginia Regiment

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