Pulaski's Legion

Pulaski's Legion
Portrait of Kazimierz Pulaski
Active1778–1780
CountryUnited States
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
BranchCavalry and Infantry
TypeForeign legion
SizeRegiment
Part ofContinental Army
EngagementsSavannah and Charleston
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Casimir Pulaski, Michael Kovats

Pulaski's Legion was a cavalry and infantry regiment raised on March 28, 1778 at Baltimore, Maryland under the command of Polish-born General Casimir Pulaski and Hungarian nobleman Michael Kovats de Fabriczy for their service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The Legion consisted of one troop of lancers, two troops of dragoons, and 200 light infantry soldiers. It was one of the few cavalry regiments in the Continental Army.