British Orderly Books - Composite
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| Unit | Begin Date | End Date | Location | Source/Options |
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| BC-BG Brigade of Guards for American Service Formed [Feb 1776] by drafting men from the three regiments of Foot Guards Arrived in New York [Aug 1776] New York Campaign [1776] Philadelphia Campaign [1777] Returned to New York [1778] Sent to Charlestown, SC [Aug 1780] Surrended at Yorktown [Oct 1781] |
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| BC-1BG-01. 1st Battalion of Guards | 9 Mar 1776 | 1 May 1778 | England, Staten Island, New Utrecht, Newtown, York Island, New Rochelle, White Plains, Dobbs Ferry, Delancy Mills, Newark, Amboy, Rariton's Landing, Trenton, Brunswick, Head of Elk, Brandywine, Germantown, Philadelphia | †Original: Clements, #12. |
| BC-1BG-02. 1st Battalion of Guards | 14 Aug 1776 | 28 Jan 1777 | Staten Island, New Utrecht, Newtown, York Island, New Rochelle, White Plains, Dobbs Ferry, Delancy Mills, Newark, Amboy, Rariton's Landing, Trenton, Brunswick | †Original: NYHS, also microfilm: #37; reel 3. |
| BC-2BG-03. 2nd Battalion of Guards | 26 Oct 1777 | 17 Dec 1777 | Philadelphia | †Original: NARA, also microfilm: T922. |
| BC-1BG-04. 1st Battalion of Guards | 29 Jan 1778 | 9 Aug 1778 | Philadelphia, Freehold, New York | ‡Original: LOC, also microfilm: Washington Papers, ser. 6B, Vol 4, reel 118, also available on the web, type "orderly book" and select by date. |
| BC-1BG-05. 1st Battalion of Guards | 7 Aug 1778 | 25 Dec 1778 | New York | †Original: NYHS, also microfilm: #65; reel 6. |
| BC-1BG-06. 1st Battalion of Guards | 27 Dec 1778 | 14 May 1779 | New York | †Original: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Newbold-Irvine papers, Gen. Irvine Box 5. |
| BC-1BG-07. 1st Battalion of Guards | 1 Jan 1779 | 28 Dec 1779 | New York, Laurel Hill, Morris' House | †Original: NYHS, also microfilm: #77; reel 6. |
| BC-1BG-08. 1st Battalion of Guards | 28 Aug 1780 | 10 Mar 1781 | New York, aboard ship, Norfolk, Charlestown, Guilford Court House | †Original: NC Dept of Archives & History , also published 5. |
| BC-1GR 1st Battalion of Grenadiers |
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| BC-2GR 2nd Battalion of Grenadiers |
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| BC-2GR-01. Grenadier Company from 64th Regiment of Foot. | 1 Jun 1778 | 27 Jun 1778 | Philadelphia, New Jersey | ‡Original: LOC, also microfilm: Washington Papers, ser. 6B, Vol 5, reel 118, also available on the web, type in "orderly book," select by date. |
| BC-3GR 3rd Battalion of Grenadiers |
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| BC-4GR 4th Battalion of Grenadiers |
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| BC-4GR-01. Orderly Book, 42d Regiment and 4th Battalion of Grenadiers | 30 Jun 1776 | 15 Nov 1776 | Staten Island, Long Island, New York | †Original: John Peebles papers, GD 21/492, National Archives of Scotand. |
| BC-1LI 1st Battalion of Light Infantry |
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| BC-1LI-01. Light Infantry Co. from 27th Regiment of Foot. | 4 Aug 1778 | 16 Oct 1778 | New York | ‡Original: LOC, also microfilm: Washington Papers, ser. 6B, Vol 6, reel 118, also available on the web, type in "orderly book," select by date. |
| BC-1LI-02. Light infantry Co. from 37th Regiment of Foot | 5 Nov 1778 | 13 Nov 1778 | New York | ‡ Also includes company account book. Original: Eyre Coote Papers, 6912/14-40, Clements Library. |
| BC-1LI-03. Light infantry Co. from 37th Regiment of Foot | 14 Nov 1779 | 31 May 1780 | New York, Long Island, Charleston | ‡Original: Eyre Coote Papers, 6912/14-41, Clements Library. |
| BC-1LI-04. Light infantry Co. from 37th Regiment of Foot | 1 June 1780 | 27 Oct 1780 | New York, Long Island | ‡Original: Eyre Coote Papers, 6912/14-42, Clements Library. |
| BC-1LI-05. Light infantry Co. from 37th Regiment of Foot | 30 Oct 1780 | 219 Jun 1781 | New York, Long Island, Portsmouth VA, Petersburg | ‡Original: Eyre Coote Papers, 6912/14-43, Clements Library. |
| BC-2LI 2nd Battalion of Light Infantry |
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| BC-2LI-01. Light Infantry Co. from 64th Regiment of Foot. | 14 Sept 1777 | 3 Oct 1777 | Germantown | ‡Original: LOC, also microfilm: Washinton Papers, ser 6B, vol 3, reel 117, also available on the web, type in "orderly book," select by date. |
| BC-2LI-02. Capt. John Hathorn's Light Infantry Company from 80th Regiment. | 28 Jun 1781 | 19 Oct 1781 | Williamsburg to Yorktown | †Original: Boston Public Library, microfilm RBD 1212 MS. |
| BC-3LI 3rd Battalion of Light Infantry |
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| BC-MSC Miscellaneous Composite Battalions |
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| BC-MSC-01. Lt. Col. James Agnew's Grenadier Battalion Capt. John Hatfield's Grenadier Co. from 43d Regiment of Foot | 7 Feb 1776 | 14 Mar 1776 | Boston | ‡Original: LOC, #951. |
| BC-MSC-02. Brigadier Simon Fraser's Advanced corps, light infantry company of the 20th Regiment of Foot | 7 Aug 1776 | 4 Dec 1777 | ? | †Original: New York State Library, AFM223 or New York State Archives, V5465. |
| BC-MSC-03. Major Acland's Grenadier Battalion | 8 Oct 1776 | 4 Mar 1777 | Point au Fer, Crown Point, Valcour Island, Verchere, Montreal | ‡Original: Society of the Cincinnati, MSS L1996F76 |
| BC-MSC-04. Major Acland's Grenadier Battalion Grenadier Co. from 47th Regiment of Foot | 7 Jun 1777 | 3 Jul 1777 | Point au Fer, River Bouquet, Chimney Point, Three Mile Point, Crown Point, camp before Ticonderoga | ‡Original: NYHS, also microfilm: #46; reel 4. |
| BC-MSC-05. Flank Battalion, Long Island, 1783 | 11 Sep 1783 | 23 Oct 1783 | Long Island | ‡Original: National Archives of Scotland Campbell of Balliveolan Muniments, GD 13/94. |
