"16th Light Dragoons" Topic
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| Old Contemptibles | 03 Jun 2018 4:09 p.m. PST |
Anyone know who commanded the 16th Light Dragoons in 1777? |
| cavcrazy | 03 Jun 2018 5:11 p.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 03 Jun 2018 5:55 p.m. PST |
Burgoyne founded the regiment. By 1777 he was a Maj. General and was involved at the outset of the war in Boston. He was later to command the Saratoga expedition in 1777. I am going with Francis Gwyn. |
DisasterWargamer  | 03 Jun 2018 6:37 p.m. PST |
I would go with Col Harcourt link – Would seem to indicate that Colonel Harcourt may have been in command link – states that Harcourt was in defacto command (due to Burgoynes other roles) during Lee's capture and later in 1777 made a full Colonel Based on a few sites – Francis Gwyn was a Major at the Battle of Paoli during the later part of September of 1977 – commanded a detachment of the 16h there |
| Old Contemptibles | 03 Jun 2018 10:02 p.m. PST |
I agree. I looked at that same page and for some reason missed it. link |
| historygamer | 06 Jun 2018 8:04 a.m. PST |
Colonels of regiments as to who commanded the battalion/regiment in the field is usually apples to watermelons in the AWI period. The Crown cavalry units don't see to have fielded as a complete unit in most cases. Further, they were usually a mixed legion force of foot and horse – which again, may not have fielded together. |
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