King's American Dragoons
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title:
King's American Dragoons
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The King's American Dragoons were a British provincial military unit, raised for Loyalist service during the American Revolutionary War. They were founded by Colonel Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, in 1781. They were initially formed from the remnants of other British Loyalist units, including Black Loyalist soldiers. The King's American Dragoons primarily served on Long Island in 1782 and early 1783, where they earned local notoriety for destroying a church and burial ground in order to
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_American_Dragoons
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2023-07-15T21:49:49Z
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