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On 17 May 1781, General George Washington ordered Colonel Alexander Scammell to form a regiment of picked light infantry. The unit was referred to as Scammell's light infantry, light corps, regiment, or detachment. The composition of this light infantry regiment (eight 50-man companies) was based on the new organization of the Continental Army prescribed by Congress and George Washington in late 1780. The regiment served in New York, then went with the Continental Army to Yorktown and once there was incorporated into the light infantry division at Yorktown commanded by Major General Lafayette. Washington's intent for the regiment is clearly stated in a letter to Scammell on the same date:

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  • On 17 May 1781, General George Washington ordered Colonel Alexander Scammell to form a regiment of picked light infantry. The unit was referred to as Scammell's light infantry, light corps, regiment, or detachment. The composition of this light infantry regiment (eight 50-man companies) was based on the new organization of the Continental Army prescribed by Congress and George Washington in late 1780. The regiment served in New York, then went with the Continental Army to Yorktown and once there was incorporated into the light infantry division at Yorktown commanded by Major General Lafayette. Washington's intent for the regiment is clearly stated in a letter to Scammell on the same date:
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  • Army
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  • --05-17
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  • Scammell's 1781 Light Infantry Regiment
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  • Colonel Alexander Scammell
  • Lt-Col Ebenezer Huntington
  • Lt-Col John Laurens
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  • Continental Congress of the United States
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  • On 17 May 1781, General George Washington ordered Colonel Alexander Scammell to form a regiment of picked light infantry. The unit was referred to as Scammell's light infantry, light corps, regiment, or detachment. The composition of this light infantry regiment (eight 50-man companies) was based on the new organization of the Continental Army prescribed by Congress and George Washington in late 1780. The regiment served in New York, then went with the Continental Army to Yorktown and once there was incorporated into the light infantry division at Yorktown commanded by Major General Lafayette. Washington's intent for the regiment is clearly stated in a letter to Scammell on the same date: Scammel's corps was disbanded during the Siege of Yorktown and its companies reorganized under new commanders on October 8, 1781.
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