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943:. Long Island City, N.Y.: Osprey Publishing. p. 49.
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818:. Mechanicsburg, Penn.: Stackpole Books. p. 171.
793:. Mechanicsburg, Penn.: Stackpole Books. p. 217.
534:. On 4 January 1782 the regiment was reassigned from
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732:. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books. p. 436.
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