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to Colonel Moylan dated May 12, 1777, in which Moylan was directed to have his uniforms dyed to avoid confusion with British dragoons. The regiment changed to green coats faced in red during the summer of 1778, with
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in their more familiar green coats. The regiment was furloughed on June 11, 1783, at Philadelphia and disbanded on November 15, 1783.
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Dragoon
Continental Army
Battle of Norwalk
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Guilford Court House
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Philadelphia campaign
Bound Brook
Short Hills
Staten Island
Cooch's Bridge
Brandywine
Clouds
Paoli
Germantown
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Fort Mifflin

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