"The World Turned Upside Down - 11th Virginia Cont. Regiment" Topic

The 11th Virginia Regiment was authorized by the Second Continental Congress on 16th September 1776 and organized on 3rd February 1777. It initially consisted of four companies from Loudoun, Frederick, Prince William, and Amelia Counties, Captain Daniel Morgan's Independent Rifle Company from Fauquier County, and five companies from the Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment.

The regiment saw action in several major battles of the American Revolutionary War, including the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, and the Battle of Monmouth. Later reassigned to the 2nd Virginia Brigade and reorganized to nine companies. It was redesignated as the 7th Virginia Regiment on 12th May 1779. It was captured a year later at the Siege of Charleston and was subsequently disbanded on 1st January 1781.

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JJ

Extremely well done as always

Hi and thank you, much appreciated.

JJ

Another unit who got to roam around my area.
Excellent as always JJ

Thank you 14Bore, glad you enjoyed the read.

JJ

I hope next year will be a busy year going to reenactments

Very nice. And no "Betsy Ross flag". 👍

I like the shade of brown on the coats. What did you use?

Hi John and thank you.

The coat colours are Vallejo Model Colour:

Base – Ochre Brown
Middle – Gold Brown
Highlight – Yellow Ochre

Cheers
JJ

Excellant :)