Pulaski's Legion

Pulaski's Legion
Active	1778–1780
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Foreign legion
Part of	Continental Army
Engagements	Savannah and Charleston
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kazimierz Pułaski

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Pulaski's Legion was raised on March 28, 1778 at Baltimore, Maryland under the command of Kazimierz Pułaski for service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The Legion consisted of one troop of lancers, two troops of dragoons and 200 light infantry soldiers. It was one of the few cavalry regiments in the American Continental Army.

The Legion would see action at the Little Egg Harbor massacre, Siege of Savannah, and the Siege of Charleston. The legion was disbanded in November 1780 and the men were merged into Armand's Legion.

The legion's 1st Cavalry was commanded by Maj. Pierre-Francois Vernier during the Siege of Charleston's first bloody skirmishes.^[1]

References

↑ Buchanan, John (1997). The Road to Guilford Courthouse. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 40. ISBN 9780471327165.

Robin Smith, Pulaski's Legion, Military Illustrated magazine, Issue 116
Richard Henry Spencer, Pulaski's Legion (including Legion's muster roll), Baltimore 1920

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