DeLancey's Brigade

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The DeLancey's Brigade was a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War.

This unit was raised for the defence of Long Island in September 1776.

The first two battalions were sent to Halifax and then to Savannah in October, 1778. They were sent to Charleston in December, 1779, fighting at Battle of Eutaw Springs and other battles in the Carolinas. These battalions returned to New York in February, 1782.

The third battalion remained in New York.

The entire unit was disbanded in New Brunswick in 1783. Its commander was Brigadier General Oliver DeLancey Sr..