Caledonian Volunteers

Caledonian Volunteers

The Caledonian Volunteers was a British provincial unit that was raised for service in the American Revolutionary War.

This unit was partially mounted and partially foot and was raised in Philadelphia in late 1777 and early 1778. It returned with the army to New York in 1778 and was merged into the British Legion in July, 1778.


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