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| rdfs:label | - The Light Infantry Division at Yorktown (1781)
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| rdfs:comment | - Light Infantry Division at Yorktown (1781) was a large American military unit that fought in the American Revolutionary War. The unit was formed by detaching the light infantry companies from the Continental Army infantry regiments in September 1781. Its two brigades were made up of three battalions each, though the second brigade was later reorganized into four. The light infantry were regarded as the elite troops of the army. As such they participated in an important assault during the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781.
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| Dates | - Sept 24, 1781 - Nov 2, 1781
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| Unit Name | - Light Infantry Division at Yorktown
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| Allegiance | - Continental Congress of the United States
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| abstract | - Light Infantry Division at Yorktown (1781) was a large American military unit that fought in the American Revolutionary War. The unit was formed by detaching the light infantry companies from the Continental Army infantry regiments in September 1781. Its two brigades were made up of three battalions each, though the second brigade was later reorganized into four. The light infantry were regarded as the elite troops of the army. As such they participated in an important assault during the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781.
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