14th Virginia Regiment

14th Virginia Regiment
Active 1776–1780
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States
Type Infantry
Size 728 soldiers
Part of Virginia Line
Engagements Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Charleston.
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel

The 14th Virginia Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, in western Virginia for service with the Continental Army.[1] The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, and Siege of Charleston.[2] Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British Army. The regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783.

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