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The Virginia Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the Virginia Provincial Forces raised in 1754 by the Virginia General Assembly and Governor Robert Dinwiddie for service in the French and Indian
1772 portrait of George Washington as the regimental colonel
Illustration of a regimental private in 1758
Statue dedicated to the First Virginia Regiment at Meadow Park in Richmond, Virginia
Provincial troops were military units raised by colonial governors and legislatures in British America for extended operations during the 18th century. The provincial troops differed from the militia,
Virginia Regiment
…The Virginia Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the Virginia Provincial Forces raised in 1754 by the Virginia General Assembly and Governor Robert Dinwiddie for service in the French and Indian War. The only provincial regiment…
1756 portrait of a Massachusetts provincial officer
Provincial troops during the siege of Louisbourg in 1745
Illustration of a Jersey Blues private in marching order in 1758