New Jersey Volunteers (Skinner's Greens)
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Cortlandt Skinner's New Jersey Volunteers, known as, Skinner's Greens or "Skinners" wore similar green, wool, uniform coats, as the British Loyalist soldiers, their counterparts and rivals, De Lancey's Refugees, or "Cowboys"', wearing this uniform, in the painting, by Charles M. Lefferts
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| Active | 1776-1783 |
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 Great Britain
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| Allegiance |
 British Army
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| Branch | British Provincial unit |
| Type | dragoons (mounted infantry), (auxiliary troops) |
| Role | special operations, maneuver warfare, guerrilla warfare, light infantry, cavalry light infantry, cavalry |
| Size | six battalions 500 each, regiment (1,800) |
| Garrison/HQ | New York City, Province of New York |
| Nickname(s) | Jersey Volunteers, Skinner's Corps, Skinner's Greens, Skinners |
| Engagements |
Battle of Long Island (1776)
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Battle of Long Island (1776)
The New Jersey Volunteers also, known as Jersey Volunteers, Skinner's Corps, Skinner's Greens, and "Skinners" were a Loyalist, British provincial, military unit, raised for service, by Loyalist, Cortlandt Skinner, during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1776, American loyalist soldiers, formed the New Jersey Volunteers, which was raised in Province of New York, first, as three battalions and eventually as six, of 500 men each.
The New Jersey Volunteers saw there first combat, at the Battle of Long Island, during the British New York Campaign offensive and following the defeat and flight, of the Patriot forces, was assigned to the initial British garrison, of the occupation army, in New York City.
Brigadier General Cortlandt Skinner conducted regular operations, in the region, east of New York City, in Westchester County, New York, between Morrisania and the Croton Rivers, which was infamously known as, the "Neutral Ground", of eastern Long Island. Lawlessness and guerrilla warfare, occurred between Skinner's "Skinners", marauders and their rivals, the British loyalist raiders, De Lancey's "Cowboys" who, both, stole cattle, looted, and gathered military intelligence, in the New York, island, countryside.
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