The Bucks County Dragoons, also known as the Bucks County Light Dragoons, were an American Loyalist (American Revolution) unit during the American Revolutionary War. They were raised in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, in February, 1778 and returned with the British Army to New York in 1778.The Dragoons were attached to John Simcoe's Queen's Rangers for the 1779 campaign, and later attached to Banastre Tarleton's British Legion in Lord Cornwallis's 1780–1782 Carolinas Campaign. They were permanently merged into the British Legion in 1782.[1]

Bucks County Dragoons
Active1778–1782
Country Great Britain
Allegiance British Army
BranchBritish provincial unit later, merged with British Legion (auxiliary troops)
Typedragoons (mounted infantry)
Rolecavalry, maneuver warfare, light infantry
Size?
Nickname(s)Bucks County Light Dragoons
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton

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  1. ^ "Loyalist Institute: Muster Rolls, Bucks County Light Dragoons". www.royalprovincial.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.