Summary
The
12th Virginia Regiment was raised on
September 16 1776 at
Williamsburg, Virginia for service with the (
U.S.)
Continental Army. The regiment saw action in the
Battle of Brandywine,
Battle of Germantown,
Battle of Monmouth and the
Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at
Charlestown, South Carolina on
May 12 1780 by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on
January 1 1783.
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