It fought at the Battles of Long Island, Fort Washington, Brandywine Germantown, Monmouth Courthouse, Connecticut Farms, and Springfield. 

The regimental flag is by Flags of War in the UK. 

The regiment had paille (off white) collars, cuffs, lapels, waistcoats, and breeches.

These are Perry figures. 

Drummers had yellow lace with a red stripe, and red and blue drum hoops. 

At that time, it was recorded as having two different uniforms, one blue faced red, and the other brown faced green; I have depicted them in the later. 

They officially became the 1st Continental Light Dragoons in March of 1777. 

Reversed colors for the trumpeters (green faced brown) were documented by Bland in the Spring of 1777, along with many other details of rank distinctions.

This uniform is depicted in both Mollo and Leffert’s works. Lefferts shows a lighter, orangish brown, which I have copied, while Mollo shows dark brown coats.  

The flag is by Adolfo Ramos; it  appears there may have been several flags carried, all with the same design, but with red or green ground colors instead. This flag is by Adolfo Ramos. 

The legs on the horses of these Perry figures were kind of disaster – quite bent and fragile; I straightened them as much as I dared!

The regiment was raised as the second of the new regiments of light dragoons in 1759, as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, also known as Burgoyne’s (yes, that Burgoyne, then a Colonel) Light Horse. In 1766 they were renamed after Queen Charlotte as the 2nd (or The Queen’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, the number being an attempt to create a new numbering system for the light dragoon regiments. However, the old system was quickly reestablished, with the regiment returning as the 16th (The Queen’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1769. It saw action during the 7 Years War, supporting Britain’s ally, Portugal. 

The regiment originally had black facings, but changed to dark blue with the change to the “Queen’s” title.  In 1784, the regiment changed to Dark blue jackets along with the rest of the British Light Dragoons, in their case with scarlet facings. During the Napoleonic Wars, it fought at Talavera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Bussaco, Sabugal, Salamanca, Burgos, Vittoria, San Sabastian Nive, and Waterloo!

The unit was converted to the 16th Lancers in 1816, wearing a dark blue Lancer uniform until 1832, when a scarlet coatee was authorized for service in India. When the unit returned to England in 1846, it petitioned to retain the scarlet uniform when all the other Lancer regiments were ordered to return to dark blue; it thus  was unique in wearing a scarlet uniform (faced dark blue) until 1914!

Here’s the last of the American units wearing hunting shirts.

What nakes this a Virginia unit?

First of all, the flag (by Adolfo Ramos), which has the goddess Virtus standing over a fallen tyrant (representing George II), and the motto “Sic Semper Tyrannis”, “Thus always to Tyrants” . More or less the same design continues as the present day Virginia state flag. 

At least one Virginia regiment was known to have worn hunting shirts died blue. 

These are once again the fine Brigade Games figures, sculpted by Paul Hicks. 

A rather business like looking lot!

The 71st Regiment of Foot, unofficially known as Frazier’s Highlanders, was raised in Inverness, Stirling, and Glasgow1775, specifically intended for service in putting down the rebellious American colonies. .

It took ship to North America in April 1776, and arrived in New York City in July of that year. Figures are Perry with a flag by Adolfo Ramos.

It saw action soon thereafter at the Battle of Long Island in August, and then the Battles of Fort Washington and Fort Lee in November 1776.

It took part in the Philadelphia Campaign, and fought at Brandywine Creek in September 1777.

A detachment of the Regiment also marched North form New York City in support of General Burgoyne’s operations along the Hudson river, participating in the capture of Forts Clinton and Montgomery in October of 1777.

The regiment then served in the Southern theater, participating in the capture of Savannah (December 1778), the Battle of Brier Creek (March 1779), Siege of Savannah (September 1779), Siege of Charleston (March 1780), Battles of Camden (August 1780), Cowpens (January 1781), Guilford Courthouse (March 1781), and finally the Siege of Yorktown (September 1781). The unit was disbanded in 1786. It’s uniforms were similar to the Black Watch, but with white facings. 

There are several re-enactment groups for this unit; such as this one. They didn’t ordinarily wear the kilt in the field due to the conditions in North America. There are many pictures there of the men wearing their bonnets with standard British pants, etc.; one year they eveidently wore trews made from their old kilts.