Bucks County Dragoons

The Bucks County Dragoons, also known as the Bucks County Light Dragoons, were an American Loyalist (American Revolution) unit during the American Revolutionary War. They were raised in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, in February, 1778 and returned with the British Army to New York in 1778.The Dragoons were attached to John Simcoe's Queen's Rangers for the 1779 campaign, and later attached to Banastre Tarleton's British Legion in Lord Cornwallis's 1780–1782 Carolinas Campaign. They were permanently merged into the British Legion in 1782.^[1]

Bucks County Dragoons
Active	1778–1782
Country	Great Britain
Allegiance	British Army
Branch	British provincial unit later, merged with British Legion (auxiliary troops)
Type	dragoons (mounted infantry)
Role	cavalry, maneuver warfare, light infantry
Size	?
Nickname(s)	Bucks County Light Dragoons
Engagements	American Revolutionary War Clinton-Sullivan Expedition (1779) Carolinas Campaign (1780–1782)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton

See also

• Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• Doan Outlaws