- Armand's Legion
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allegiance=Continental Congress of theUnited States
type=Dragoon
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dates=1778-1783
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command_structure=Continental Army
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battles=Guilford Court House and Yorktown
notable_commanders=Colonel Armand
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June 25 ,1778 atBoston, Massachusetts under the command of Colonel Charles Armand Tuffin for service with theContinental Army . The Legion was recruited primarily from foreign volunteers to theAmerican Revolution . It was reorganized and renamed the 1st Partisan Corps on January 1, 1781. The Legion would see action at theBattle of Camden ,Battle of Guilford Court House and the Battle of Yorktown. The Legion was disbanded atYork, Pennsylvania onDecember 25 ,1783 .
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