The 14th Virginia Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, in western

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for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, and

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. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the

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. The regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783.

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Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia
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