Virginia Regiment

Virginia Regiment
Virginia Regiment
	George Washington as Colonel in the Virginia Regiment, a 1772 portrait of George Washington as a Virginia Regiment colonel
Active	1754–1763
Country	British America
Allegiance	Colony of Virginia
Type	Provincial troops
Role	Infantry
Engagements	French and Indian War Battle of Jumonville Glen; Battle of Fort Necessity; Braddock expedition; Forbes expedition;
Commanders
Commander	Joshua Fry (1754); George Washington (1754-58)

The Virginia Regiment was formed in 1754 by the Colony of Virginia's Royal Governor Robert Dinwiddie, as a provincial corps. The regiment served in the French and Indian War, with members participating in actions at Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity in 1754, the Braddock expedition in 1755, and the Forbes expedition in 1758. Small detachments of the regiment were involved in numerous minor actions along Virginia's extensive wilderness frontier.

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