King's American Dragoons

The King's American Dragoon's was a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War.

Founded by Benjamin Thompson (later Count Rumford) in 1781,[1] it was initially formed from the remnants of other loyalist militia groups. They primarily served on Long Island in 1782 and early 1783,[2] where they earned local notoriety for destroying a local church and burial ground in order to erect a fort in Huntington, New York.[3] They were evacuated from New York and resettled in St. John, New Brunswick, in July 1783.[4]

The unit was disbanded in St, John in October 1783.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
  2. ↑ Siebert, Wilbur Henry (1916-01-01). The Loyalist Refugees of New Hampshire. Ohio State University.
  3. ↑ http://town.huntington.ny.us/permit_pics/215.pdf
  4. ↑ Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
  5. ↑ Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
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