15th Virginia Regiment

{{Short description|Continental Army infantry regiment}}

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|allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States

|type=Infantry

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|dates=1776-1780

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|command_structure=Virginia Line

|size=728 soldiers

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|battles=Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Charleston

|notable_commanders= Colonel David Mason, Lieutenant Colonel James Innes; Captain William Grimes

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{{Campaignbox American Revolutionary War: Philadelphia}}

{{Campaignbox|title=Southern theater Participation, 1780

|battles=Charleston

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The 15th Virginia Regiment was authorized on September 16, 1776, as a part of the Virginia Line for service with the Continental Army under the command of Col. David Mason of Sussex County. All or part of the regiment saw action at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and the Siege of Charleston where all of the Regiment was captured in the last. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781.