1st Georgia Regiment

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unit_name=1st Georgia Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type= Infantry
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dates=1775-1783
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command_structure=Georgia Line
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battles=Savannah and Charleston
notable_commanders= Lachlan McIntosh
anniversaries=Campaign
name=Southern theater, 1775–1783
battles=Williamsburg – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – CharlestonThe 1st Georgia Regiment was raised by Lachlan McIntosh on November 4, 1775, at Savannah, Georgia for service with the Continental Army.cite book |last=Wright, Jr. |first=Robert K. |editor=David F. Trask |others= |title=The Continental Army |origdate= |origyear=1983 |origmonth= |url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-fm.htm |format= |accessdate=2007-01-04 |publisher=Center of Military History, United States Army |location=Washington, D. C. |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=p.76 |chapter=Chapter 4 |chapterurl=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-04.htm ] The regiment saw action in Florida in 1777 and 1778, the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured along with the rest of the American southern army at Charleston, South Carolina on May 20, 1780, by the British Army. The regiment was reformed on January 1, 1783, as the Georgia Battalion and disbanded on November 15, 1783.

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