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The following chronology of the American Revolution is a work in progress. Eventually, it will provide a complete list of the engagements of the American Revolution and the Loyalist units present at each.
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| Date |
Engagement |
Loyalist Units Present |
| 10 Jan 1779 |
Fort Morris, Sunbury, Georgia |
(D) 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
South Carolina Royalists,
East Florida Rangers,
East Florida Volunteers |
| 10 Jan 1779 |
near Huntington, New York |
(D) 3rd Battalion, DeLancey’s Brigade |
| 13 Jan 1779 |
Bergen Point, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 26 Jan 1779 |
Fuzzel's Place, Georgia |
East Florida Rangers,
(D) Georgia Militia |
| 30 Jan 1779 |
near Tarrytown, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 01 Feb 1779 |
Hog Neck, New York |
(D) British Legion |
| 03 Feb 1779 |
Port Royal Ferry, South Carolina |
N/A |
| 08 Feb 1779 |
Woodbridge, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 11 Feb 1779 |
Fleming's Plantation, Georgia |
Georgia Rifle Dragoons |
| 12 Feb 1779 |
Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 14 Feb 1779 |
Kettle Creek, Georgia |
Recruits under Colonel James BOYD |
| 24 Feb 1779 |
Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
N/A |
| Feb 1779 |
near Campo, Connecticut |
(D) 3rd Battalion, DeLancey’s Brigade |
| 26 Feb 1779 |
Byram Bridge, New York/Greenwich, Connecticut |
Loyal American Regiment,
Emmerick’s Chasseurs,
(D) Guides & Pioneers |
| 03 Mar 1779 |
Briar Creek, Georgia |
(D) New York Volunteers,
(D) 1st Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade,
(D) 2nd Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade,
(D) 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
South Carolina Royalists,
Georgia Light Dragoons,
East Florida Rangers |
| 14 Mar 1779 |
Bergen County, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 18 Mar 1779 |
Prince’s Bay, Staten Island, New York |
(D) Richmond County Militia |
| 23 Mar 1779 |
Egg Harbor, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 27 Mar 1779 |
Bergen County, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 28 Mar 1779 |
Closter, New Jersey |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 31 Mar 1779 |
Beach Island, Georgia |
(D) South Carolina Royalists,
(D) Georgia Militia |
| 02 Apr 1779 |
Bergen Neck, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 12 Apr 1779 |
Little Ferry, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 17 Apr 1779 |
Bergen County, New Jersey |
Unidentified Refugees |
| 21 Apr 1779 |
DeGroot’s Farm, Liberty Pole, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 25 Apr 1779 |
Easthampton, New York |
Unidentified regiment |
| 26 Apr 1779 |
Shrewsbury/Middletown, New Jersey |
1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 29 Apr 1779 |
Purysburg, South Carolina |
(D) New York Volunteers,
(D) 1st Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade,
(D) 2nd Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade,
(D) 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| Apr 1779 |
English Neighbourhood, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 01 May 1779 |
Fairfield, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 09 May 1779 |
Closter, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 11 May 1779 |
Dorchester, South Carolina |
Georgia Light Dragoons |
| 11 May 1779 |
Portsmouth, Virginia |
Volunteers of Ireland |
| 17 May 1779 |
Kempsland, Virginia |
Volunteers of Ireland |
| 17 May 1779 |
Tappan Zee, New York |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 17-18 May 1779 |
Bergen County, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 30 May 1779 |
White Plains, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| May 1779 |
Shrewsbury, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 01 Jun 1779 |
Fort LaFayette, New York |
(D) 2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
Loyal American Regiment |
| 01 Jun 1779 |
Shoal Harbor, New Jersey |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 02 Jun 1779 |
near Verplank, New York |
N/A |
| 02 Jun 1779 |
Stanford, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 04 Jun 1779 |
English Neighbourhood, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 05 Jun 1779 |
Shrewsbury, New Jersey |
Refugees led by Joseph PRICE |
| 07 Jun 1779 |
Silleck’s Mills, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 08 Jun 1779 |
Byram Bridge, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 10 Jun 1779 |
Tinton Falls/Shrewsbury, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) Refugees & Seconded Officers |
| 12 Jun 1779 |
Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
(D) Hatfield’s Partisans |
| 16 Jun 1779 |
Treadwell’s Farm, Long Island, New York |
(D) Queens County Militia |
| 17 Jun 1779 |
near Compo, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 17 Jun 1779 |
Prior’s Mills, Bergen Neck, New Jersey |
(D) Garrison Battalion |
| 17 Jun 1779 |
Byram Bridge, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 17 Jun 1779 |
Sherrard’s Bridge, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 18 Jun 1779 |
Greenwich, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 18 Jun 1779 |
Halstead’s Point, New Jersey |
(D) Hatfield’s Partisans |
| 20 Jun 1779 |
Stono Ferry, South Carolina |
1st Battalion, South Carolina Royalists,
Royal North Carolina Regiment |
| 20 Jun 1779 |
Stamford, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| Jun 1779 |
Bay of Fundy, near Fort Edward, Nova Scotia |
(D) 2nd Battalion Royal Highland Emigrants |
| 22 Jun 1779 |
Oyster Bay, New York |
(D) Queens County Militia |
| 23 Jun 1779 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) Richmond County Militia |
| 24 Jun 1779 |
near Crompond, New York |
British Legion |
| 27 Jun 1779 |
Hog Island, New York |
(D) Queens County Militia |
| 28 Jun 1779 |
Queens County, New York |
(D) Queens County Militia |
| 28 Jun 1779 |
Tarrytown, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 29 Jun 1779 |
between Byram and Sherard Bridge, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs,
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 29 Jun 1779 |
Westchester County, New York |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 30 Jun 1779 |
off Norwalk, Connecticut |
(D) Loyal Associated Refugees,
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 30 Jun 1779 |
Fairfield, Connecticut |
(D) Loyal Associated Refugees,
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 30 Jun 1779 |
off Mill River, Connecticut |
(D) Loyal Associated Refugees,
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 01 Jul 1779 |
Woodbridge, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
Unidentified Refugees |
| 01 Jul 1779 |
near Croton Bridge, New York |
(D) Loyal American Regiment |
| 02 Jul 1779 |
Pound Ridge/Bedford, New York |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers,
(D) British Legion |
| 02 Jul 1779 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) Richmond County Militia |
| Jul 1779 |
Toms River, New Jersey |
Refugees led by Captain DAVENPORT |
| 05 Jul 1779 |
New Haven, Connecticut |
King’s American Regiment |
| 08 Jul 1779 |
Fairfield, Connecticut |
King’s American Regiment |
| 09 Jul 1779 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) Richmond County Militia |
| 11 Jul 1779 |
Norwalk, Connecticut |
King’s American Regiment |
| 16 Jul 1779 |
Shrewsbury, New Jersey |
Unidentified Refugees |
| 16 Jul 1779 |
Stony Point, New York |
(D) Loyal American Regiment,
(D) Volunteers of Ireland |
| 23 Jul 1779 |
Bergen Woods, New Jersey |
(D) Loyal American Regiment,
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 27 Jul 1779 |
Oyster Bay, New York |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 28 Jul 1779 |
Middlesex, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 30 Jul 1779 |
Youngs House, White Plains, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 05 Aug 1779 |
near DeLancey’s Mills, New York |
Westchester County Militia |
| 05 Aug 1779 |
New Rochelle, New York |
Queen’s American Rangers,
Emmerick’s Chasseurs,
British Legion,
Black Hussars |
| 06 Aug 1779 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) Richmond County Militia |
| 10 Aug 1779 |
Long Island Sound |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 10 Aug 1779 |
near Woodbridge, New Jersey |
Unidentified Refugees |
| 12 Aug 1779 |
Bergen Neck, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 16 Aug 1779 |
Hobuck, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) Garrison Battalion |
| 19 Aug 1779 |
Paulus Hook, New Jersey |
(D) 2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) Garrison Battalion |
| 19 Aug 1779 |
Liberty Pole, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) Garrison Battalion |
| 14 Sep 1779 |
Stanwick, Connecticut |
(D) British Legion,
Black Hussars |
| 15 Sep-09 Oct 1779 |
Siege of Savannah, Georgia |
New York Volunteers,
1st Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade,
2nd Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade,
3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) Maryland Loyalists,
(D) Volunteers of Ireland,
1st Battalion, South Carolina Royalists,
2nd Battalion, South Carolina Royalists,
(D) British Legion,
Georgia Light Dragoons,
1st Battalion, Royal North Carolina Regiment,
2nd Battalion, Royal North Carolina Regiment,
King's (Carolina) Rangers,
Georgia Loyalists,
South Carolina Volunteers,
Georgia Volunteers,
Black Pioneers (Savannah),
Negroe Volunteers,
(D) Georgia Militia |
| 22 Sep 1779 |
Stony Point, New York |
(D) King's American Regiment |
| 23 Sep 1779 |
near Kingsbridge, New York |
(D) 2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 26 Sep 1779 |
Croton River, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| Sep 1779 |
Huntington, New York |
Refugee sailors |
| 03 Oct 1779 |
East Chester, New York |
(D) Black Hussars |
| 04 Oct 1779 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 07 Oct 1779 |
North Castle, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 10 Oct 1779 |
Middlesex, Connecticut |
(D) King’s Militia Volunteers |
| 10 Oct 1779 |
Stanford, Connecticut |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 12 Oct 1779 |
Amboy, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 15 Oct 1779 |
Attack on Sloop Neptune, off Staten Island, NY |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
Hatfield’s Partisans |
| 16 Oct 1779 |
near Verplank, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 21 Oct 1779 |
Amboy, New Jersey |
Unidentified Corps |
| 26 Oct 1779 |
Raritan/Somerset/Brunswick, New Jersey |
Queen’s American Rangers,
Bucks County Light Dragoons,
Stewart’s Troop of Light Dragoons |
| 10 Nov 1779 |
Huntington Bay, New York |
N/A |
| 20 Nov 1779 |
East end of Long Island, New York |
Suffolk County Militia |
| 07 Dec 1779 |
Philipsburgh Manor, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 16 Dec 1779 |
Tuckahoe, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 22 Dec 1779 |
Bergen Neck, New Jersey |
(D) Loyal Refugee Volunteers |
| 29 Dec 1779 |
Philipsburgh Manor, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| (D) = Detachment |
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1782,
1783
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