De Lancey's Brigade

De Lancey's Brigade
Country Great Britain
Allegiance British Army
BranchBritish Provincial unit
Typeinfantry, dragoons (mounted infantry), (auxiliary troops)
Roleintelligence, special operations, maneuver warfare, guerrilla warfare, light infantry, cavalry, cattle raiding
Sizethree battalions (500 each), brigade (1,500)
Garrison/HQOyster Bay, Huntington, Brookhaven, Long Island, Kingsbridge, Bronx (Province of New York)
Nickname(s)De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, Refugees, Cowboys, Cow-boys
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Private, De Lancey's Westchester Light Horse Battalion, 1780, by Charles M. Lefferts.

De Lancey's Brigade, also known as De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, and the "Cowboys" or "Cow-boys", was a Loyalist British provincial military unit, raised for service during the American War of Independence. Its commanders were Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey and his nephew James De Lancey.