List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War

This is a list of American militia units that served on the Patriot side of the American Revolutionary War, listed by state.

Connecticut

* see also Connecticut militia
**Foot Guards:
* 1st Company Governor's Foot Guard, 1771
* [http://www.footguard.org/index.html 2nd Company Governor's Foot Guard] , 1775
**Horse Guards:
* 1st Company Governor's Horse Guards,1778
* 2nd Connecticut Light Horse, 1777
* 5th Connecticut Light Horse, 1776-79
* Backus’ Regiment of Light Horse, 1776
* Skinner’s Regiment of Light Horse, 1776
* Starr’s Regiment of Light Horse, 1779
* Seymour’s Regiment of Light Dragoons
* 1st Battalion State Regiment, 1776-77
* 1st Regiment of Militia, 1778-79
* 2d Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 3d Regiment of Foot, 1775
* 3d Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 4th Regiment of Militia, 1775-76
* 5th Regiment of Militia, 1775-76
* 7th Regiment of Militia, 1775-76
* 8th Regiment of Militia, 1775-76
* 8th Regiment of Militia, 1780
* 9th Regiment of Militia, 1776-81
* 10th Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* 11th Regiment of Militia, 1774
* 12th Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 13th Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 16th Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 18th Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 20th Regiment of Militia, 1779-81
* 21st Regiment of Militia, 1778-81
* 22d Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 25th Regiment of Militia, 1776-78
* 33d Regiment of Militia, 1775
* Belding’s Regiment, 1777
* Bradley’s Regiment, 1776-77
* Burrell’s Regiment, 1776-77
* Canfield’s Regiment of Militia, 1781
* Chapman’s Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Chester’s Regiment of Militia, 1776- 77
* Cook’s Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Douglas’ Regiment of Levies, 1776
* Douglas’ Regiment, 1776
* Elmore’s Battalion, 1776-77
* Ely’s Regiment, 1777
* Enos’ Regiment, 1776-77
* Gallup’s Regiment, 1779
* Gay’s Regiment, 1776
* Hooker’s Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Johnson’s Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Latimer’s Regiment of Militia, 1777- 78
* Lewis’ Regiment, 1776
* Mason’s Regiment of Militia, 1778
* McClellan’s Regiment, 1777-82
* Mead’s Regiment of Militia, 1779
* Mott’s Regiment, 1776
* Newberry’s Regiment, 1777
* Parker’s Company of Teamsters, 1778
* Parson’s Regiment, 1776
* Parson’s Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Porter’s Regiment, 1781
* Sage’s Regiment, 1776-77
* Silliman’s Regiment, 1776
* Talcott’s Regiment, 1776
* Thompson’s Company
* Thompson’s Regiment, 1777
* Tyler’s Regiment, 1777
* Ward’s Regiment, 1777
* Waterbury’s Regiment, 1776-78
* Whiting’s Regiment, 1777
* Wells’ Regiment of Militia, 1779
* Wells’ Regiment, 1780-81
* Wolcott’s Regiment, 1776

Delaware

* see also Delaware militia
* 1st Battalion, New Castle County, 1777
* 2d Regiment, New Castle County, 1778- 81
* 2d Battalion of Militia, 1776
* 2d Regiment of Militia, 1780
* 7th Regiment of Militia, 1782
* Flying Camp Battalion, 1776
* Latimer's Independent Company, 1776
* Kent County Militia

Georgia

* see also Georgia militia
* Emanuel's Regiment of Militia, 1781-82
* 1st Brigade Georgia Militia

Maryland

* see also Maryland militia
* Gale's Independent Company of Artillery, 1779-80
* Smith's Artillery, 2d and 3d Companies, 1783
* 34th Battalion of Militia, 1776
* 37th Battalion of Militia, 1777
* Extraordinary Regiment, 1780
* Flying Camp Regiment (Ewing's), 1776
* Flying Camp Regiment (Griffith's), 1776
* Flying Camp Regiment (Richardson's), 1776
* Lansdale's Detachment, 1783
* Marbury's Detachment, 1784
* Washington County Militia Company, 1777

Massachusetts

* see also Massachusetts militia
* 1st Regiment of Militia, 1776
* 1st Regiment of Guards, 1778
* 3d Regiment of Militia, 1779
* 4th Regiment of Militia, 17787-80
* 18th Regiment of Militia, 1775
* 25th Regiment of Foot Massachusetts Militia, 1775
* 32d Regiment of Militia, 1775
* Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1638
* Ashley's Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Bailey's Regiment of Militia
* Brewer's Regiment, 1776
* Brooks' Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Bucks of America, 1781
* Bullards' Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Burt's Company of Militia, 1776- 77
* Cady's Regiment, 1776
* Carpenter's Regiment of Militia, 1776-78
* Cary's Regiment of Militia, 1780
* Cary's Regiment, 1776
* Cogswell's Regiment of Militia, 1775-77
* Cushing's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Denny's Regiment of Militia
* Fellows' Regiment, 1775
* French's Regiment, 1777
* Frye's Regiment, 1775
* Gage's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Gerrish's Regiment, 1778
* Gill's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Holman's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Independent Company of Cadets, Massachusetts Volunteer Milita, 1741
* Jacob's Regiment, 1778-79
* Johnson's Regiment of Militia, 1775-1777
* Hyde's Detachment of Militia, 1777
* Keyes' Regiment, 1777
* Leonard's Regiment of Militia
* May's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Murray's Regiment of Militia, 1780
* Perce's Battalion of Militia, 1779
* Poor's Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Porter's Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Rand's Regiment of Levies, 1776
* Reed's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Robinson Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Simonds' Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Smith's Regiment of Foot, 1776
* Sparhawk's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Stearns' Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Storer's Regiment of Militia' 1777
* Turner's Regiment, 1781
* Wells' Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Whitney's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Williams' Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Wood's Regiment of Militia, 1778-79
* Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Wright's Regiment of Militia, 1777

New Hampshire

* see also New Hampshire militia
* Baker's Company of Volunteer, 1777
* Baldwin's Regiment, 1776
* Bartlett's Regiment of Militia, 1780
* Bedel's Militia Regiment, 1777-79
* Bell's Regiment of Militia, 1781
* Bellow's Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Chase's Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Dame's Regiment, 1779-80
* Drake's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Evans' Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Fogg's Regiment, 1776-77
* Gale's Regiment of Volunteers, 1778
* Gerrish's Regiment, 1777
* Gilman's Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Hale's Regiment of Militia, 1776-78
* Hobart's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Kelley's Regiment of Volunteers, 1777-78
* Langdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers, 1777-78
* Lovewell's Regiment, 1778-81
* McClary's Regiment of Militia, 1777-81
* Mooney's Regiment of Militia, 1779-80
* Moore's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Morey's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Moulton's Regiment of Militia, 1775-83
* Nichols' Regiment of Militia, 1777-80
* Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment, 1778-79
* Poor's Regiment, 1775
* Reed's Regiment, 1775
* Reynold's Regiment of Militia, 1781
* Scott's Battalion, 1783
* Senter's Regiment, 1777-78
* Stark's Regiment, 1775
* Stickney's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Tash's Regiment, 1776
* Waldron's Regiment, 1776
* Webster's Regiment, 1777-82
* Welch's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Wingate's Regiment, 1776-78
* Wyman's Regiment, 1776

New Jersey

* see also New Jersey militia
* 1st Regiment, Bergen County Militia, 1777-78
* 1st Regiment, Essex County, 1777
* 1st Battalion of Monmouth, 1777-82
* 1st Battalion of Somerset, 1777-81
* 2nd Regiment of Essex County Troop, 1778
* 2d Battalion of Hunterdon, 1777
* 2d Battalion of Middlesex, 1777
* 2d Battalion of Somerset, 1777-80
* 3d Battalion of Gloucester, 1777
* 3d Battalion of Middlesex, 1781
* Borden' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
* Chambers' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
* Crane's Troops of Horse, 1780
* Eastern Battalion, Morris County, 1777- 78
* Forman's Regiment of Militia, 1776-80
* Hankinson's Regiment of Militia, 1777-79
* Holmes' Battalion of Militia, Salem County, 1778
* Hunt's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
* Martin's Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Mehelm's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
* Newcomb's Regiment of Foot, 1776
* Smith's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
* Shreve's Battalion, Burlington Militia
* Randolph's Company, 1782
* Reynolds' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
* Philip's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Seely's Regiment of Militia, 1777-81
* Summer's Battalion of Militia, 1776
* Thomas' Battalion of Essex Militia, 1776
* Van Courtlandt's Battalion, 1776-80

New York

* see also New York militia
* 1st Battalion Grenadiers and Light Infantry, 1776
* 1st Regiment of Levies, 1780-81
* 2d Regiment of Levies, 1776
* 3d Regiment of Levies, 1780-83
* Allison's Regiment of Militia, 1775-78
* Benedict's Regiment of Militia, 1780-81
* Brinckerhoff's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Budd's Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Campbell's Battalion of Militia, 1776-82
* Cantine's Regiment of Militia Levies, 1778-79
* Church's Regiment of Militia 1776
* Clyde's Regiment of Militia, 1779-83
* Cooper's Regiment
* Crane's Regiment of Militia, 1779-81
* Cuyler's Regiment of Militia, 1781-83
* Drake's (Joseph) Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Drake's (Samuel) Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* DuBois' Regiment of Levies, 1780
* Field's Regiment of Militia, 1777-80
* Fisher's Regiment of Militia, 1775-81
* Freer's Regiment of Militia, 1777-79
* Golden's Company of Militia, 1776
* Graham's Regiment of Militia, 1777-79
* Hamman's Regiment of Militia, 1777-82
* Hardenburgh's Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Harper's Regiment of Militia, 1779
* Hasbrouck's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Hathorn's Regiment of Militia, 1777-81
* Hay's Regiment of Militia, 1778-80
* Hearts of Oak (New York militia), 1775
* Hopkins' Regiment of Militia, 1779
* Humphrey's Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Jansen's Regiment of Militia, 1779-82
* Lansing's Detachment of Militia, 1777
* Livingston's Regiment of Militia, 1777- 81
* Ludington's Regiment of Militia, 1777-80
* McClaughrey's Regiment of (Ulster County) Militia, 1776-81
* McCrea's Regiment of Levies, 1779
* New York Provincial Company of Artillery, 1776
* Nicholson's Regiment, 1776
* Nicoll's Regiment of Levies, 1776
* Palmer's Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Pawling's Regiment of Levies and Militia, 1779-81
* Pawling's Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Quackenbos' Regiment of Militia, 1779-80
* Sacket's Westchester County Regiment, 1776
* Schuyler's Regiment of Militia, 1781-82
* Schuyler's Regiment of Albany County Militia, (Fifth Regiment of Albany County Militia)1777
* Snyder's Regiment of Militia, (First Regiment of Ulster County Militia)1776-82
* Swartwout's Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Thomas' Battalion or Regiment of Militia, 1776-79
* Tryon County militia
* Van Alstyne's Regiment of Militia, 1777-81
* Van Bergen's Regiment of Militia, 1777-80
* Van Brunt's Regiment of Militia, 1776
* Van Cortlandt's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Vandenbergh's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Van Denburgh's Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Van Ness' Regiment of Militia, 1777-80
* Van Rensselaer's Regiment, 1779-81
* Van Schaick's Battalion, 1776
* Van Schoonhoven's Regiment of Militia, 1778-82
* Van Veghten's Regiment of Militia, 1779-80
* Van Woert's Regiment of Militia, 1779-80
* Vrooman's Regiment of Militia, 1779-83
* Webster's Regiment of Militia, 1780-82
* Weissenfels' Regiment of Levies, 1781-82
* Wemple's Regiment of Militia, (2nd Albany County Militia Regiment) 1777-80
* Whiting's Regiment of Militia, 1777-81
* Willett's Regiment of Levies, 1781-83
* Williams' Regiment of Militia, 1778-81
* Woodhull's Regiment, 1776
* Yate's Regiment of Militia, 1779-80

North Carolina

* see also North Carolina militia
* Collier's Regiment of Militia, 1780
* Graham's Tryon County Regiment, 1776
* Lytle's Regiment of Levies (Caswell County), 1778
* Seawell's Regiment of Militia, Pitt County, 1780
* Hillsborough District militia, 1776-1783

Pennsylvania

* see also Pennsylvania militia
* Artillery Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia 1747 {Artillery Batteries of the Associated Regiment of Foot of Philadelphia}
* 1st Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
* 1st Battalion of Bedford County Militia, 1777
* 1st Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776-77
* 1st Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776-77
* 1st Regiment Flying Camp of Lancaster County, 1776
* 1st Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
* 1st Battalion of Riflemen, Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
* 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777
* 1st Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1774
* 2d Regiment Flying Camp, 1776
* 2d Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
* 2d Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1777
* 2d Battalion of Northampton County Miliia, 1778
* 2d Battalion of Riflemen, Lancaster County, 1776-77
* 2d Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777
* 3d Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776-77
* 3d Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
* 3d Battalion of Lancaster County Militia, 1776
* 3d Battalion of Northumberland County Militia, 1779
* 3d Battalion of Washington County Militia, 1779-83
* 4th Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776
* 4th Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776 {aka 4th Battalion of Associators ?}
* 5th Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776
* 5th Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
* 5th Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
* 5th Battalion of York County Militia, 1777
* Andrews' Battalion of York County Militia, 1777-78
* Atlee's Musket Battalion, 1777
* Baxter's Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
* Barr's Detachment of Westmoreland County Militia, 1778
* Clugage's Battalion, 1778
* Burd's Battalion, 1776
* Clotz' Battalion Flying Camp, Lancaster County, 1776
* Duncan's Company of Volunteers (Pittsburgh), 1778
* Enslow's Company of Bedford County Militia, 1782-83
* Ferreis' Battalion of Militia (Lancaster County), 1776
* Haller's Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
* Hart's Battalion of Bucks County Militia, 1776
* Matlack's Rifle Battalion, 1777
* Miles' Rifle Regiment, 1776
* Lochny's Battalion
* Moorhead's Independent Company, 1777-79
* Philadelphia Brigade of Milita, 1747 {Associated Regiment of Foot of Philadelphia/Associators of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia}
* Philadelphia Light Horse Troop, 1780
* Quaker Blues
* Rankin's Regiment of York County Militia, 1777
* Reed's Volunteer, 1780-81
* Schott's Corps (Independent), 1778
* Swope's Regiment Flying Camp, 1776-80
* Watt's Regiment Flying Camp, 1776

Rhode Island

* see also Rhode Island militia
* 1st Battalion Providence County Militia, 1781
* 2d Battalion Providence County Militia, 1781
* 15th Regiment of Rhode Island Militia, 1775
* Arnold's Regiment of Pawtuxet Rangers, 1774
* Babcock's Regiment of Militia, 1776-77
* Bowen's Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Bristol Train of Artillery, February 12, 1776
* Cook's Regiment of Militia (Rhode Island), 1777
* Crary's Regiment, 1777-79
* Elliott's Regiment of Artillery, 1776-78
* Kentish Guards, 1774
* Kimball's Regiment of Militia, 1781
* Lippitt's Regiment, 1776
* Mathewson's Regiment, 1778
* Miller's Regiment of Militia, 1778
* Newport Artillery Company, 1741
* North Providence Rangers, 1775
* Noyes' Regiment of Militia, 1777-78
* Olney's Regiment of Militia, 1781
* Pawtuxet Rangers, 1774
* Peck's Regiment, 1780-81
* Potter's Regiment of Militia, 1781
* Col. William Richmond's Regiment of State Troops in Continental service 1775-1777
* Tillinghast's Regiment, 1781
* Topham's Regiment, 1778-80
* Waterman's Regiment, 1776-88

outh Carolina

* see also South Carolina militia
*Charleston Battalion of Artillery, 1775-80
*Casey's Regiment, 1782
*German Fusiliers of Charleston,

Vermont

* see also Vermont militia
*Green Mountain Boys, 1777
*Herrick's Regiment, 1775-83
*Marsh's Regiment, 1777

Virginia

* see also Virginia militia
* Virginia State Regiment, 1775-83
* Dabney’s State Legion
* Illinois Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, 1783-84
* Western Battalion, 1781-82
* Pendleton's Regiment of Militia, 1777
* Taylor's Regiment of Militia (Albemarle County), 1779
* Frederick County Militia, 1777
* Monongalia County Militia, 1777
* Virginia Legion
* Fluvanna County militia
* Gaskin's Virginia Battalion, 1781

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