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16th "Queen's Own" Light Dragoons
This was the Regiment in which Colonel Tarleton served
before he formed the British Legion. They fought alongside the the British Legion in several engagements.
Butler's Rangers
This is one of the few surviving examples of a Loyalist
Regiment's Colors. Butler's Rangers served with distinction in the Hudson and Ohio Valleys.
Foes of the British Legion Cavalry
More later........
Enemy Flags Captured in Battle
& Colours lost by the Regiment
Regimental Order #13: In the interest of the morale of the troopers of the British Legion
Cavalry, and of His Majesty's Loyal Forces serving the Crown in these colonies, any enemy player, against whom I have scored
a Major Victory, I will list here along with his regimental colors, or some fascimile thereof as it may concern Militia Mobs
or Bands of Heathen Savages. As well, if an enemy player scores a Major Victory against me, I will note it, and that he has
"Captured my Colours", & etc.
By my Hand this 27th Day Of January,----The
Commanding Officer
Colours Lost !!
AT: The Battle of Guilford Court House: 19 Jan
2005-21 Jan 2005
TO: Brigadier General Lucas Kling, Commanding NJ Militia,
Bergen Cty, Eastern Regionals, Regionals Department, Colonial American Army.
Ahhhh, the shame of it. First time at bat and
the Colours are already gone. I attempted a double flanking manuver, through the forest on my left and a long route
march with the Guards and the Legion to the right. A gamble. It paid off, I was undetected en route, but the attack
petered out near the end of the battle. Poor Jessup. My aide, Jessup had to find a seamstress in the
Carolina Hills as we ran from the battle, to sew new colors for the Regiment.
------The Commanding Officer
Colours Lost !!
AT: The Seige of Yorktown (Variant E) : 23
Jan 2005-02 Feb 2005
TO: Major General Albert Amos, 1st US Dragoons,
US Light Dragoons, Army of 1812, Colonial American Army.
Doom, despair and agony descend upon me like 3 large
sad descending things. The colours have been lost again. All I can say is that even AFTER convincing Lord Cornwallis
to even LET the Provincial Brigade participate in the battle, he then has me arrive 2 hours after the firing has stopped.
Even beating Jessup for a petty cock up in the accounts book couldn't soothe my apoplectic rage, or balm my Job-like misery.
------The Commanding Officer
Colours Captured!!
AT: The Battle of Detroit: 27 Jan 2005-06
Feb 2005
FROM: Brigadier General Gary McClellan, commanding
12th Virginia Light Dragoons, CIC, the "Grand" Army, Colonial Milishy.
Currently the wine is flowing and the wenches are laughing here at the Generous Briton. The above quaint colours were won from the Milishy General McClellan last evening. Currently we are using them as a blindfold for some wicked party games we are playing with the Charles
Town wenches. And who is the Butler and all purpose do-boy at this party?
Brigadier General Hull captured last evening as well from General McClellan’s command as they ran for the Michigan
forest. He looks cute in a French maid’s outfit. It gives the wenches a laugh.
------The Commanding Officer
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17th Light Dragoons
This Regiment served alongside the Legion as well, notably
at Camden, Waxhaws, Cowpens and the retreat to Yorktown.
The Queen's Own York Rangers
This is the Guidon for the Queen's Own York Rangers, a
linear descendant of Rogers's Rangers, and Simcoe's Queen's Rangers. The Guidon is the "King's Color", one of the two
carried by British Cavalry regiments. It follows a pattern set by the Royal Clothing Warrant of 1768. The other
color, seen for example to the right in the pictures of the 16th and 17th Light Dragoons above, is the unique regimental
color of thatregiment. The color for Simcoe's Queen's Rangers did not survive the American War of Independence.
I included this guidon because: a.) It is really interesting.
b.) Simcoe's Queen's Rangers, which Col. Tarleton served beside in
the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania campaigns, was his inspiration to found and create the British Legion. As
well, Simcoe's Queen's Rangers served alongside the British Legion in the Southern Campaign, under Lord Cornwallis.
Colours Lost !!
AT: The Battle of Brandywine: 19 Jan 2005-24 Jan 2005
TO: Captain Phil Wilson, Commanding Mass. Militia,
2nd Worcester Rgt, Northern Department, Regionals Department, Colonial American Army.
Well, for this ignomy, I blame Jessup. When he negotiated
terms of battle with the enemy, he agreed to fight as the REBELS !!! The rank stupidity of the man ! We come all
the way to Pennsylvania and have to give our beautiful green uniforms, HAND MADE IN LONDON to these bumpkins, and dress in
their rubbish bin kit. If Jessup had not managed to smuggle some fine Brandy into the retreat wagons, I would have left
him on the field in "Milishy" garb with "SPY" stenciled on his backside.
-----------The Commanding Officer
Colours Captured!!
AT: The Battle at Cheraw Hills : 22
Jan 2005-04 Feb 2005
FROM: Wolf Chief Paul Wakeman, Mohawk Tribe, Six Nations,
Indian Alliance
This smelly
little “totem” was found next to Wolf Chief Wakeman’s “Medicine Bag”. How does the Wolf Chief keep that stylish “do” without his Skunk Tail? He must not be hitting it off with the squaws the way he used to.
In fact, the men are probably crying like squaws in the Mohawk “nation” this evening. I’ve told Jessup to take that pelt and turn it into a money bag in which I will keep all the profits
my family has made from cultivating land rightfully appropriated from these barbarians.
------The Commanding Officer
Colours Captured!!
AT: The Battle at Cheraw Hills: 26 Jan
2005-11 Feb 2005
FROM: Brigadier General Mike Cox CIC, the "Grand"
Army, Colonial Milishy.
This
candy-cane barbershop pole novelty pennant was found on the banks of the Peedee river in the Cheraw Hills, after we had chased
Brigadier General Cox's forces out of North
Carolina. Jessup says it's the colours of the "Grand" Army.
I suggest all you bumpkins in the Milishy contact that barmaid Betsy Ross and tell her to pick up the pace with her
knitting.
------The Commanding Officer
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