Duke of Cumberland's Regiment
{{for|the earlier cavalry unit|Duke of Cumberland's Regiment of Light Dragoons}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name = Duke of Cumberland's Regiment
|image = Lord Charles Montagu, South Carolina Governor.png
|image_size = 200px
|caption = British Royal Governor Lord Charles Montagu organized and led the Duke of Cumberland's Regiment during the American Revolutionary War
|country = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
|allegiance = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
|type = infantry (auxiliary troops)
|branch = British provincial unit
|dates = 1781-1783
|specialization =
|command_structure = Governor Lord Charles Montagu
|size = Battalions:
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
5 companies (500 men)
|current_commander =
|garrison = Province of South Carolina
Colony of Jamaica
Province of New York
|ceremonial_chief =
|nickname =
|motto =
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|march =
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|battles = American Revolutionary War
- Never saw combat
|notable_commanders = Governor Lord Charles Montagu
Captain Gideon White
|anniversaries =
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/journalofalexand00ches/page/59|title = The journal of Alexander Chesney : A South Carolina loyalist in the revolution and after|year = 1921}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=rEO2AgAAQBAJ&dq=Duke+of+Cumberland%27s+Regiment+jamaica+war+of+rebellion&pg=PR25 p. xxv]
American Revolution
Lord Montagu raised 5 companies of 100 men each in Charleston and Camden, South Carolina as well as African slaves for service in Jamaica or elsewhere.{{Cite web|url=https://loyalist.lib.unb.ca/node/4499|title = Muster Books and Pay Lists (WO 12/10684) : Duke of Cumberland's Regiment : 1783. | the Loyalist Collection}} Montagu recruited rebel prisoners who agree to fight the Spanish - not their fellow Americans. The regiment was involved in a skirmish.{{Cite web|url=https://revolutionarywar.us/year-1781/|title = List of Revolutionary War Battles, Raids & Skirmishes for 1781|date = 19 November 2017}} In August 1781, the regiment sailed for Jamaica and spent the war there. The second Battalion and Lord Montagu arrived in New York on 4 April 1783 to recruit for the Battalion. The Duke of Cumberland's Regiment was disbanded in Jamaica on 24 October 1783.[https://books.google.com/books?id=HrPjrYBlPPAC&dq=The+Duke+of+Cumberland%27s+Regiment+south+carolina&pg=PA65 Arsenal of History: The Powder Magazine of South Carolina By R. Alan Stello, Jr]
Resettlement in Nova Scotia
File:Gideon White.png, Nova Scotia]]
Captain Gideon White's company was allowed to settle in Nova Scotia, settling at Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Sgt. Nathan Pushee settled at Chedabucto (present-day Guysborough), eventually founding present-day Amherst, Nova Scotia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/pushee_nathan_7E.html|title = Biography – PUSHEE, NATHAN – Volume VII (1836-1850) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography}} Montagu died soon after he arrived in Halifax and is buried at St. Paul's Church (Halifax), Nova Scotia.
Notable members
See also
References
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Links
- [http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rhist/dukec/dcumblist.htm Duke of Cumberland Regiment - History]