De Lancey's Brigade was a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American War of Independence. Its commander was Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey. The unit was formed in September 1776 on Long Island, New York, after the Americans had lost the Battle of Brooklyn. It consisted of three battalions of 500 men each, with De Lancey serving both as Brigadier General and Colonel of the 1st Battalion. In the winter of 1776/7, the three battalions were stationed (one each) at Oyster Bay, Huntington and Brookhaven on Long Island. In May 1777, the 1st and 2nd Battalions moved to the Kingsbridge area, north of Manhattan. The following month the 1st returned to Long Island; the 2nd would remain at Kingsbridge. In the spring of 1778 the forts that had been erected at Huntington