The New Jersey Volunteers, also known as Jersey Volunteers, "Skinners", Skinner's Corps, and Skinner's Greens (due to their green wool uniform coats), were a British provincial military unit of Loyalists, raised for service by Cortlandt Skinner, during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1776, some American loyalist soldiers formed the New Jersey Volunteers, which was raised in the Province of New York, first as three battalions, and eventually as six, of 500 men each.
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Diamant, Lincoln (September 1987). Skinners: Patriot "Friends" or Loyalist "Foes"(PDF). Vol. 4, Number 2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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Lossing, Benson J.The Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution, 2 vols. Reprint, Rutland, VT.: C. E. Tuttle Co., (1851) 1972.
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Index to New Jersey Volunteers History - The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers, Captain Samuel Hayden's Company, recreated unit
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The New Jersey Volunteers also known as Jersey Volunteers Skinners Skinner s Corps and Skinner s Greens due to their green wool uniform coats were a British provincial military unit of Loyalists raised for service by Cortlandt Skinner during the American Revolutionary War New Jersey Volunteers Skinner s Greens James Moody 5th Battalion New Jersey Volunteers Active1776 1783Country Great BritainAllegiance British ArmyBranchBritish Provincial unitTypedragoons mounted infantry auxiliary troops Roleintelligence special operations maneuver warfare guerrilla warfare light infantry cavalry light infantry cavalry cattle raidingSizesix battalions 500 each regiment 1 800 Garrison HQNew York City Province of New YorkNickname s Jersey Volunteers Skinner s Corps Skinner s Greens SkinnersEngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War New York Campaign 1776 Battle of Long Island 1776 Battle of Staten Island 1777 Capture of Savannah 1778 Battle of King s Mountain 1780 Battle of Eutaw Springs 1781 Raid on New London Connecticut 1781 Battle of Groton Heights 1781 Siege of Yorktown 1781 CommandersNotablecommandersBrigadier General Cortlandt Skinner British Loyalist New Jersey Volunteers reenactors in front of the New York Historical Society in New York City Contents 1 Regiment formed in Province of New York 2 Garrison duty 3 Campaigns 4 Regiment disbanded and resettled in British Canada 5 References 6 External linksRegiment formed in Province of New York editIn 1776 some American loyalist soldiers formed the New Jersey Volunteers which was raised in the Province of New York first as three battalions and eventually as six of 500 men each Garrison duty editThe New Jersey Volunteers experienced combat first at the Battle of Long Island during the British Campaign of New York offensive and after the defeat and flight of the Patriot forces and was assigned to the initial British garrison of the occupation army in New York City Campaigns editBrigadier General Cortlandt Skinner performed regular operations in the region north of New York City in Westchester County New York between Morrisania and the Croton Rivers which was known as the Neutral Ground Lawlessness and guerrilla warfare occurred between Skinner s Skinners marauders and their rivals the British loyalist raiders De Lancey s Cowboys who both stole cattle looted and gathered military intelligence in the New York countryside One battalion of New Jersey Volunteers was later sent to East Florida assisting with the capture of Savannah others served in the Battles of Eutaw Springs and King s Mountain with a detachment participating with the Siege of Yorktown On September 6 1781 the 3rd Battalion New Jersey Volunteers participated with the raid on New London Connecticut commanded by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold and fought at the Battle of Groton Heights Regiment disbanded and resettled in British Canada editIn 1783 after the British lost the war the New Jersey Volunteers regiment was disbanded in the loyalist settlement of Digby Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in British Canada References editCrary Catherine S Guerrilla Activities of James De Lancey s Cowboys in Westchester County Conventional Warfare or Self Interested Freebooting In The Loyalist Americans A Focus on Greater New York Tarrytown NY Sleepy Hollow Restorations 1975 Diamant Lincoln September 1987 Skinners Patriot Friends or Loyalist Foes PDF Vol 4 Number 2 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Gue Belle Willey and John D Felter 1922 The Neutral Ground Boston Stratford Company p 1 revolutionary war neutral ground Kemble Lieut Col Stephen Journals of Lieut Col Stephen Kemble 1773 1789 And British Army Orders Gen Sir William Howe 1775 1778 Gen Sir Henry Clinton 1778 and Gen Daniel Jones 1778 American Revolutionary series British accounts of the American Revolution British accounts of the American Revolution Volume 16 of Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year New York Ardent Media 1972 Lossing Benson J The Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution 2 vols Reprint Rutland VT C E Tuttle Co 1851 1972 Shenstone Susan Burgess So Obstinately Loyal James Moody 1744 1809 Montreal McGill Queen s Press MQUP 2001 Stryker William Scudder The New Jersey Volunteers loyalists in the Revolutionary War Trenton NJ Naar Day amp Naar 1887 Ward Harry M Between the Lines Banditti of the American Revolution Santa Barbara CA Praeger 2002 External links editIndex to New Jersey Volunteers History The On Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies 4th Battalion New Jersey Volunteers Captain Samuel Hayden s Company recreated unit nbsp This article about a specific American military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Jersey Volunteers amp oldid 1193500943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
