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King's American Dragoons

King's American Dragoons
Active 1781-1783
Country  Great Britain
Allegiance  British Army
Branch dragoons (mounted infantry)
Type British provincial unit, (auxiliary troops)
Role demolition, construction
Size ?
Garrison/HQ Long Island, Province of New York
Engagements

American Revolutionary War

Never saw combat
Commanders
Notable
commanders

Major General Sir Guy Carleton

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Thompson

American Revolutionary War

Major General Sir Guy Carleton

The King's American Dragoons were a British provincial military unit, raised for Loyalist service during the American Revolutionary War. They were founded by Colonel Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, in 1781. They were initially formed from, the remnants of other British Loyalist units, including Black Loyalist soldiers.

The King's American Dragoons primarily served on Long Island in 1782 and early 1783, where they earned local notoriety for destroying a church and burial ground in order to erect Fort Golgotha in Huntington.

They were evacuated from New York and resettled in St. John, New Brunswick, in July 1783. They were disbanded there in October.


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