King's American Dragoons

King's American Dragoons
	Lt.Col. Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford
Active	1781-1783
Country	Great Britain
Allegiance	British Army
Branch	dragoons (mounted infantry)
Type	British provincial unit, (auxiliary troops)
Role	demolition, construction
Size	?
Garrison/HQ	Long Island, Province of New York
Engagements	American Revolutionary War Never saw combat
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Major General Sir Guy Carleton Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Thompson

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.[1] 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,[2] where they earned local notoriety for destroying a church and burial ground in order to erect Fort Golgotha in Huntington.[3]

They were evacuated from New York and resettled in Saint John, New Brunswick, in July 1783.[4] They were disbanded there in October.[5]

References

Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
Siebert, Wilbur Henry (1916-01-01). The Loyalist Refugees of New Hampshire. Ohio State University.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2010-12-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.
Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.

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[1] Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.

[2] Siebert, Wilbur Henry (1916-01-01). The Loyalist Refugees of New Hampshire. Ohio State University.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2010-12-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.

[5] Ellis, George Edward; Sciences, American Academy of Arts and (1871-01-01). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, count Rumford: with notices of his daughter. Estes and Lauriat.