- 9th Virginia Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name = 9th Virginia Regiment
caption =
dates = 1775-1779
country =
allegiance = Continental Congress
branch =
type = Infantry
role =
size =
command_structure =
current_commander =
garrison =
ceremonial_chief =
colonel_of_the_regiment =
nickname =
patron =
motto =
colors =
identification_symbol =
march =
mascot =
battles =Battle of Brandywine ,Battle of Germantown
notable_commanders =
anniversaries =
decorations =
battle_honours = The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops onJanuary 11 1776 . It was subsequently organized betweenFebruary 5 andMarch 16 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. The unit was adopted into theContinental Army onMay 31 1776 . The regiment participated in theBattle of Brandywine and theBattle of Germantown . At Germantown, under the command of Colonel George Mathews, the unit became separated from the remainder of GeneralNathanael Greene 's division and over 400 men were taken prisoner by the British. cite book |last= Jenkins |first= Charles F. |title= The Guide Book to Historic Germantown |publisher= Innes & Sons |year= 1904 | location = Philadelphia | pages=134-142] The unit was consolidated with the1st Virginia Regiment onMay 12 1779 , and the consolidated unit was designated as the 1st Virginia Regiment. The unit was captured onMay 12 1780 by the British Army at theSiege of Charleston and was disbanded onNovember 15 1783 .References
Wright, R. K., Jr., 1983, The Continental Army: Washington, D.C., U.S. Army Center of Military History Publication 60-4-1, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 283, 289.
Footnotes
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.