Delaware Regiment - Dover, DE
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A memorial to the Delaware Continentals who fought during the American Revolution at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WM15M86
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2022
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Photos taken on 19 January 2022. It was created by Ron Tunison and dedicated on July 16, 2008. It is a bronze monument, featuring three men from the Delaware Continentals during the Revolutionary War. The statue is elevated by about 10 feet and is in a courtyard on the east side of the capitol building.
The plaque says, "The Delaware Regiment fought in nearly every campaign of the American Revolution.
For a small state, Delaware's soldiers played a large role in the Revolution. Answering Congress' call, Delaware raised a regiment of 500-600 men by the summer of 1776. They first saw action at the battle of Long Island, fighting with distinction, and then received the post of honor covering the Continental Army's withdrawal across New Jersey. In January 1777, the regiment reorganized, with many veterans rejoining. For the next two years, the Delawares were part of the Main Army, fighting in the battles of the Philadelphia Campaign and at Monmouth. The regiment also joined in the assault at Staten Island, and selected men participated in the night attack at Stony Point.
In 1780, the Delaware Regiment, along with the entire Maryland Line, was ordered south to help defend Charleston, South Carolina. Though the city fell to the British before they arrived, the Delawares and Marylanders went on to fight in the Southern Campaign for the next three years. Surviving the disastrous battle of Camden, and in hard-fought battles throughout North and South Carolina, these Continentals prevailed against some of the best soldiers of the British Army. Virginia's Colonel Henry Lee wrote admiringly, "The State of Delaware furnished one regiment only; and certainly no regiment in the army surpassed it in soldiership." After eight years of service, the regiment returned to Delaware in January of 1783 and was mustered out later that year."
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Type of memorial: Monument
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