The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. At Germantown, under the command of Colonel George Mathews, the unit penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated from the remainder of General Nathanael Greene's division and over 400 men were taken prisoner by the British.[1] Four retreating companies of the 1st British Light Infantry Battalion found themselves in the rear of the Virginians and attacked. Surprised, the 9th was driven farther into the British camp where it was beset by the brigade of Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey and the 2nd British Light Infantry Battalion. After being attacked on all sides and Mathews wounded, the regiment surrendered near Kelly's Hill together with part of the 6th Virginia Regiment.[2] The unit was consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779, and the consolidated unit was designated as the 1st Virginia Regiment. The unit was captured on May 12, 1780, by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783.
McGuire, Thomas J. (2007). The Philadelphia Campaign, Volume II. Mechanicsburg, Penn.: Stackpole Books. ISBN978-0-8117-0206-5.
Wright, Robert K. Jr. (1983). . Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 283, 289. CMH Publication 60-4-1. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
virginia, regiment, authorized, virginia, state, troops, january, 1776, subsequently, organized, between, february, march, 1776, comprised, seven, companies, troops, from, easternmost, virginia, unit, adopted, into, continental, army, 1776, regiment, participa. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11 1776 It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31 1776 The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown At Germantown under the command of Colonel George Mathews the unit penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated from the remainder of General Nathanael Greene s division and over 400 men were taken prisoner by the British 1 Four retreating companies of the 1st British Light Infantry Battalion found themselves in the rear of the Virginians and attacked Surprised the 9th was driven farther into the British camp where it was beset by the brigade of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey and the 2nd British Light Infantry Battalion After being attacked on all sides and Mathews wounded the regiment surrendered near Kelly s Hill together with part of the 6th Virginia Regiment 2 The unit was consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment on May 12 1779 and the consolidated unit was designated as the 1st Virginia Regiment The unit was captured on May 12 1780 by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15 1783 9th Virginia RegimentActive1775 1779AllegianceContinental CongressTypeInfantryEngagementsBattle of Brandywine Battle of GermantownCommandersNotablecommandersColonel Thomas Fleming Died before March 22 1777 Colonel George MathewsReferences edit Jenkins Charles F 1904 The Guide Book to Historic Germantown Philadelphia Innes amp Sons pp 134 142 McGuire 114 116 BibliographyMcGuire Thomas J 2007 The Philadelphia Campaign Volume II Mechanicsburg Penn Stackpole Books ISBN 978 0 8117 0206 5 Wright Robert K Jr 1983 The Continental Army Washington D C United States Army Center of Military History pp 283 289 CMH Publication 60 4 1 Archived from the original on 2019 10 09 Retrieved 2010 06 29 External links editBibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History nbsp This United States military history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 9th Virginia Regiment amp oldid 1164999095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
