Paoli order of battle
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Paoli during the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Paoli (also known as the Battle of Paoli Tavern or the Paoli Massacre) was part of the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 21, 1777 in the area surrounding present-day Malvern, Pennsylvania.
American Army
Lincoln's Division [1]
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne
- Brigade Major Michael Ryan
1st Pennsylvania Brigade - Colonel Thomas Hartley
- Brigade Major William Nichols
- 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, Colonel James Chambers
- 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Major William Williams
- 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel David Grier
- 10th Pennsylvania Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hubley
- Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Connor
2nd Pennsylvania Brigade[2] - Colonel Richard Humpton
- 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel William Butler
- 5th Pennsylvania Regiment, Colonel Francis Johnston
- 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, Colonel Daniel Brodhead
- 11th Pennsylvania Regiment, Major Francis Mentges
Additional units
- Randall's Independent Company of Artillery, Captain Thomas Randall
- Count Kazimierz Pulaski's Corps of Light Dragoons, Major Julius Count Montfort
- 1st Continental Light Dragoons, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Temple
- 2nd Continental Light Dragoons, Captain Josiah Stoddard
British Army
Main Column
Major General Charles Grey
- 42nd Regiment of Foot (2 battalions), Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Stirling
- 44th Regiment of Foot, Major Henry Hope
- 2nd Battalion of Light Infantry, Major John Maitland
- 16th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons (Detachment), Major Francis Gwyn
- Company of Light Infantry
- Detachment of Riflemen (probably remnants of Ferguson's Corps)
Detachment
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Musgrave
Notes
- ↑ Major General Benjamin Lincoln was sent to the Northern Army earlier in 1777, so Wayne, commanding the 1st Brigade, assumed command.
- ↑ Brigadier General Philip De Haas was assigned to command this brigade but never assumed command and soon resigned his commission after his February 1777 commission.
Sources
- McGuire, Thomas J. Battle of Paoli. Stackpole Books, 2000. Mechanicsburg, PA ISBN 0-8117-0198-0
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