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The following chronology of the American Revolution is a work in progress. Eventually, it will provide a complete list of the engagements of the American Revolution and the Loyalist units present at each.
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1783
| Date |
Engagement |
Loyalist Units Present |
| 02 Jan 1778 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 03 Jan 1778 |
Westchester, New York |
Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 03 Jan 1778 |
Frankford Creek, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 27 Jan 1778 |
Frankford Creek, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 31 Jan 1778 |
Frankford Creek, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| Jan 1778 |
Susquehannah, Pennsylvania |
Butler's Rangers |
| 01 Feb 1778 |
near Cooper's Ferry, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 02 Feb 1778 |
Mantua Creek, New Jersey |
(D) West Jersey Volunteers |
| 18 Feb 1778 |
Jenks Mill, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
(D) Philadelphia Light Dragoons,
(D) Bucks County Volunteers |
| 20 Feb 1778 |
near Frankford, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 24-25 Feb 1778 |
Schippack Road, Pennsylvania |
(D) Philadelphia Light Dragoons |
| 02 Mar 1778 |
near Cooper's Ferry, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 06 Mar 1778 |
Penn’s Neck, Pennsylvania |
(D) West Jersey Volunteers |
| 06 Mar 1778 |
near Billingsport, New Jersey |
(D) West Jersey Volunteers |
| 15 Mar 1778 |
Vanleer’s House, West Jersey |
(D) West Jersey Volunteers |
| 18 Mar 1778 |
Quintin’s Bridge, New Jersey |
Queen’s American Rangers |
| 20 Mar 1778 |
Hancock’s Bridge, New Jersey |
Queen’s American Rangers |
| 21 Mar 1778 |
Bergen Neck, New Jersey |
(D) New York Volunteers |
| 23 Mar 1778 |
near Thompson’s Creek, New Jersey |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers |
| 23 Mar 1778 |
off Egg Harbor, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 28 Mar 1778 |
Wrangletown, New Jersey |
(D) West Jersey Volunteers |
| Mar 1778 |
Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
(D) 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 01 Apr 1778 |
Woodbury, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 05 Apr 1778 |
Squan, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 06 Apr 1778 |
Shark River, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 08 Apr 1778 |
Smithfield, Pennsylvania |
Bucks County Volunteers,
Philadelphia Light Dragoons,
Queens American Rangers |
| 10 Apr 1778 |
near Sorel Horse, Lancaster Rd, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 16 Apr 1778 |
Bristol, Pennsylvania |
(D) Philadelphia Light Dragoons |
| 02 May 1778 |
Frankfort, Pennsylvania |
(D) Philadelphia Light Dragoons,
Bucks County Volunteers |
| 04 May 1778 |
Crooked Billet, Pennsylvania |
Queen’s American Rangers,
Philadelphia Light Dragoons |
| 07-09 May 1778 |
Salem, New Jersey |
(D) West Jersey Volunteers |
| 08 May 1778 |
Bordentown, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 08 May 1778 |
Duck Creek, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 09 May 1778 |
Biles Island Creek, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 09 May 1778 |
Bristol, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 15 May 1778 |
Bergen Neck, New Jersey |
(D) New York Volunteers |
| 15 May 1778 |
Markes Hook, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 16 May 1778 |
Bergen Neck, New Jersey |
(D) New York Volunteers |
| 18 May 1778 |
Bumbo Hook, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 20 May 1778 |
Rising Sun, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 20 May 1778 |
Barenhill, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 20 May 1778 |
White Marsh, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 20 May 1778 |
Jenkins Town, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 20 May 1778 |
Germantown, Pennsylvania |
N/A |
| 20 May 1778 |
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania Loyalists |
| 24 May 1778 |
Middletown, New Jersey |
(D) New Jersey Volunteers |
| 27 May 1778 |
Middletown Point, New Jersey |
(D) New Jersey Volunteers |
| 27 May 1778 |
Pennsborough, Pennsylvania |
(D) Philadelphia Light Dragoons |
| 05 Jun 1778 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) Richmond County Militia |
| 10 Jun 1778 |
Staten Island, New York |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| Jun 1778 |
Stamford, Connecticut |
(D) 1st or 3rd Battalion, DeLancey’s Brigade |
| Jun 1778 |
off Lloyd’s Neck, New York |
(D) 1st Battalion, DeLancey’s Brigade |
| 19 Jun 1778 |
Mantua Creek/Haddonfield, New Jersey |
West Jersey Volunteers |
| 20 Jun 1778 |
Mount Holly, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 23 Jun 1778 |
Crosswick, New Jersey |
Queen’s American Rangers |
| 23 Jun 1778 |
Bordentown Creek, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 27 Jun 1778 |
near Freehold, New Jersey |
(D) 2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 28 Jun 1778 |
Connecticut, opposite Lloyd’s Neck |
Unidentified Refugees |
| 28 Jun 1778 |
Monmouth Court House, New Jersey |
Queen’s American Rangers,
2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
Guides & Pioneers,
Black Pioneers,
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs,
Pennsylvania Loyalists,
Maryland Loyalists,
Roman Catholic Volunteers,
Philadelphia Light Dragoons,
West Jersey Volunteers,
Bucks County Light Dragoons,
Volunteers of Ireland,
Caledonian Volunteers,
Bucks County Volunteers |
| 30 Jun 1778 |
Alligator Bridge, East Florida |
(D) South Carolina Royalists
East Florida Rangers |
| Jun 1778 |
Cobus Kill, New York |
Butler's Rangers |
| 05 Jun 1778 |
Wyoming, Pennsylvania |
Butler's Rangers |
| 15 Jul 1778 |
near Sandy Hook, New Jersey |
(D) 2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 21 Jul 1778 |
Elizabethtown Point, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 21 Jul 1778 |
DeLancey’s Mills, Bronx, New York |
Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 25 Jul 1778 |
Westchester, New York |
(D) 2nd Battalion, DeLancey’s Brigade |
| 09-29 Aug 1778 |
Siege of Rhode Island |
King's American Regiment,
Prince of Wales American Regiment,
Loyal New Englanders |
| 13 Aug 1778 |
near Sandy Hook, New Jersey |
(D) 2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 18 Aug 1778 |
Huntington, New York |
(D) Kinloch’s Light Dragoons |
| 18 Aug 1778 |
Tioga, Pennsylvania |
Butler's Rangers |
| 23 Aug 1778 |
near East Chester, New York |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers,
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 29 Aug 1778 |
Quaker Hill, Rhode Island |
King's American Regiment |
| 31 Aug 1778 |
Valentine’s Hill, New York |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers,
(D) 2nd Battalion, DeLancey’s Brigade,
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs,
(D) British Legion |
| 08 Sep 1778 |
Huntington, New York |
Unidentified Refugees |
| 08 Sep 1778 |
Westchester, New York |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers |
| 16 Sep 1778 |
Valentine’s Hill/Babcock’s Heights, New York |
Queen’s American Rangers,
(D) 2nd Battalion, DeLancey’s Brigade,
Emmerick’s Chasseurs,
(D) British Legion |
| 19 Sep 1778 |
White Plains/Tuckahoe, New York |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers,
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs,
(D) British Legion |
| 23 Sep-14 Oct 1778 |
Grand Forage, Bergen County, New Jersey |
4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
Guides & Pioneers,
Volunteers of Ireland |
| 23 Sep 1778 |
English Neighbourhood, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 28 Sep 1778 |
Old Tappan, New Jersey |
N/A |
| 28 Sep 1778 |
near Old Tappan, New Jersey |
Queen’s American Rangers,
Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 04 Oct 1778 |
Westchester County, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 05 Oct 1778 |
Chestnut Neck, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| 07 Oct 1778 |
King Street, Byram River, New York |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers |
| 14 Oct 1778 |
Westchester County, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 15 Oct 1778 |
Egg Harbor, New Jersey |
(D) 1st Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers,
(D) 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| Oct 1778 |
Unadella, New York |
Butler's Rangers |
| Oct 1778 |
Delaware River, Pennsylvania |
Butler's Rangers |
| Oct 1778 |
Tioga, Pennsylvania |
Butler's Rangers |
| 01 Nov 1778 |
Westchester County, New York |
(D) Emmerick’s Chasseurs |
| 13 Nov 1778 |
Rye Woods, New York |
(D) Queen’s American Rangers |
| 25 Nov 1778 |
Fort Morris, Sunbury, Georgia |
East Florida Rangers |
| 26 Nov 1778 |
Brookhaven, New York |
(D) Suffolk County Militia |
| 28 Nov 1778 |
Kakiat, New York |
Unassociated Refugees under Weart BANTA |
| 17 Dec 1778 |
Cow Neck, New York |
(D) Queens County Militia |
| 24 Dec 1778 | White Plains, New York |
(D) Westchester County Militia |
| 29 Dec 1778 |
Savannah, Georgia |
New York Volunteers
(D) 1st Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade
(D) 2nd Battalion, DeLancey's Brigade
(D) 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
| (D) = Detachment |
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1782,
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