Duke of Cumberland's Regiment | |
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Active | 1781-1783 |
Country | Great Britain |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Branch | British provincial unit |
Type | infantry (auxiliary troops) |
Size | Battalions: 1st Battalion |
Part of | Governor Lord Charles Montagu |
Garrison/HQ | Province of South Carolina Colony of Jamaica Province of New York |
Engagements | American Revolutionary War
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Governor Lord Charles Montagu Captain Gideon White |
The Duke of Cumberland's Regiment, also known as Montagu's Corps, South Carolina Rangers, and the Loyal American Rangers, was a British Loyalist provincial unit raised from American colonists and rebel prisoners by the former British Royal Governor of the Province of South Carolina, Lord Charles Montagu as well as in the colony of the Province of New York.[1][2]