King's American Regiment
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The King's American Regiment was a British provincial regiment which was raised and served in the American Revolutionary War
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It was raised in New York in December, 1776 by Colonel Edmund Fanning
as the Associated Refugees. It served in the attacks on Fort Clinton
and Fort Montgomery. It took part in relief of Newport, raids in Virginia and operations in Georgia and East Florida.
It was taken into the American Establishment on March 7, 1781 as the 4th American Regiment. It was taken into the British Establishment on December 25, 1782, possibly as the 110th Regiment of Foot and disbanded in Canada in 1783.
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
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It was raised in New York in December, 1776 by Colonel Edmund Fanning
Edmund Fanning (colonial administrator)
Edmund Fanning first gained fame for his role in the War of the Regulation, but later had a distinguished career as a colonial governor and British general.right| Sketch of Edmund Fanning...
as the Associated Refugees. It served in the attacks on Fort Clinton
Fort Clinton
Fort Clinton was an American Revolutionary War fortification in present-day Highlands, Orange County, New York. It was a companion to Fort Montgomery. Its garrison of 300 was smaller than that of Fort Montgomery, but Fort Clinton was built on a ridge at the mouth of the Popolopen Gorge, overlooking...
and Fort Montgomery. It took part in relief of Newport, raids in Virginia and operations in Georgia and East Florida.
It was taken into the American Establishment on March 7, 1781 as the 4th American Regiment. It was taken into the British Establishment on December 25, 1782, possibly as the 110th Regiment of Foot and disbanded in Canada in 1783.