British Legion (American Revolutionary War)

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The British Legion was a regiment-sized Loyalist unit on the American (provincial) establishment during the American War of Independence. It was made up of American infantry, artillery, and cavalry, to which a troop of the 17th Light Dragoon was attached. The Legion was commonly known as Tarleton's Legion after its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, and often operated independently during the Southern Campaign of the American War of Independence.

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