McAlpin's Corps
| McAlpin's Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1777-1783 |
| Country |
 Great Britain
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| Allegiance |
 British Army
|
| Branch | infantry |
| Type | Loyalist local volunteer corps, (auxiliary troops) |
| Role | infantry, fortification construction |
| Size | battalion-corps (184) |
| Garrison/HQ | Province of Quebec |
| Nickname(s) | McAlpin's Corps of Royalists, American Volunteers |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
General Sir William Howe General John Burgoyne Brigadier General Sir John Johnson Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Haldimand Major-Commandant Daniel McAlpin Major John Nairne Major Edward Jessup Major Patrick Ferguson |
General Sir William Howe
General John Burgoyne
Brigadier General Sir John Johnson
Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Haldimand
Major-Commandant Daniel McAlpin
Major John Nairne
Major Edward Jessup
McAlpin’s Corps also, known as McAlpin's Corps of Royalists and the American Volunteers, referred to either, of two loyalist units, in the British Army, in British Canada, commanded by Major Daniel McAlpin, during the American Revolutionary War. In most instances, the name described the American Volunteers, a corps of American Loyalists, who served, in the 1777 Burgoyne Expedition, of the Saratoga Campaign. The term was also, used, at times, to refer to a 'battalion', put under the command of McAlpin, in 1779, formed from the remnants of General Burgoyne’s several loyalist corps, including the "American Volunteers", the King’s Loyal Americans, the Queen’s Loyal Rangers, and Adams' Rangers.
McAlpin’s Corps, the "American Volunteers", first mustered in on August 1, 1777. Daniel McAlpin was a retired, elderly. British army Captain, of the 60th Royal American Regiment who had become a major landholder, in Stillwater, Province of New York. After 1775, Daniel McAlpin was actively persecuted, by rebels for his loyalty. In September, 1776, he received a warrant, from Sir William Howe, to raise a Loyalist corps and secretly begin recruiting men. McAlpin was arrested but, later escaped and went into hiding. When the British Army, under General John Burgoyne, marched south, towards Albany, McAlpin joined, at Fort Edward.
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