Appendices A through E
Appendix B - Battles and Principal Skirmishes of Tarleton's Legion, 1778-1781
Appendix C - Muster of the British Legion at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, August 15, 1780
Appendix D - British Legion muster rolls from the surrender at Yorktown
Appendix E - Land Grants at Port Mouton
The British Legion - known as Tarleton's Legion
Information from regimental muster rolls, compiled by Dean W. 0. Raymond and printed in Publication No. 5 of the New Brunswick Historical Society, 1904.
MAXIMUM ENROLMENT
| British Legion | Number of Companies | Officers | Rank and File | Total | May, 1778 Lord William Cathcart |
| Infantry | 5 | 13 | 227 | 240 | |
| Calvary | 6 | 25 | 341 | 366 | June, 1778 Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton |
| Total | 11 | 38 | 568 | 606 |
Roll of Officers
Colonel, Rt. Hon. Lord Cathcart, commissioned in British Legion June, 1778, appointed A. D. C. to Sir Henry Clinton Feb. 1779.
Lieut-Col. Banastre Tarleton, commissioned in British Legion June, 1778
Major, Hon. Charles Cochrane, (no date)
Major, Hon. George Hanger, commissioned in British Legion, May 24, 1780
Chaplain Rev. John McLeod (no date)
Surgeon, George McDonald, commissioned in British Legion, Jan. 29, 1779
Surgeon Edward Smith British Legion cavalry. (no date)
Surgeon Wynne Stapleton (no date)
Surgeon's Mate, Joseph Skinner, (no date)
Surgeon's Mate Henry Stevenson (no date)
Quarter-Master, Amos Chapman, British Legion, August 24, 1782
Quarter-Master Thomas Embree, British Legion (no date)
Quarter-Master Caleb Raines, British Legion, (no date)
Quarter-Master, John Hagan, British Legion, (no date)
Quarter-Master, Murdoch McCaskill, British Legion, (no date)
Quarter-Master, John McKenzie, British Legion, April 25,1782
Quarter-Master, Abel Sands, British Legion, (no date)
Quarter-Master, John Tuck, Philadelphia Light Dragoons, May 30,1778, and British Legion, 1779
Adjutant, William Gray, British Legion, July 1778
Adjutant, Michael Largin, British Legion cavalry. (no date. Promoted)
Adjutant, William Taylor, British Legion, Commissioned Nov. 25, 1779
Captain, James Edwards, British Legion (no date)
Captain, Francis Gildart British Legion cavalry, October, 1780
Captain, Richard S. Hovenden, Philadelphia Light Dragoons, Nov. 7, 1777: British Legion calvary, August, 1778
Captain, Jacob James. Philadelphia Light Dragoons, Jan. 1778: British Legion cavalry, August 1778
Captain, David Kinlock, British Legion cavalry, Jan. 18, 1778
Captain, Thomas Miller, British Legion, October, 1780
Captain, Kenneth McCulloch, Roman Catholic Volunteers, Oct. 14, 1777; British Legion, Sep. 30, 1778
Captain, Charles McDonald, British Legion, Oct 1780 (Son of Allan & Flora McDonald) See Sabine
Captain, John McKenzie, British Legion 1778
Captain, Donald McPherson British Legion, (no date)
Captain David Ogilvy, British Legion cavalry, Oct 1780
Captain, John Rousselet, British Legion, May 7, 1779
Captain Thomas Sandford, Bucks County Light Dragoons, 1778; attached to Queens Rangers 1779; to British Legion, Oct. 1780
Captain, John Scott, British Legion, Oct. 23, 1778. Retired, 1779
Captain, Charles Stewart, British Legion, (Scotch Company) Sept 1778
Captain, Patrick Stewart, British Legion, Oct. 1780
Captain, Nathaniel Vernon, British Legion cavalry, 1781
Lieutenant: Allan Cameron, British Legion cavalry, (no date)
Lieutenant, Samuel Chapman, Philadelphia Light Dragoons, Nov. 7, 1777; British Legion cavalry (no date)
Lieutenant: Abraham Chapman, British Legion calvary. (no date)
Lieutenant: William Darley, British Legion, 1778
Lieutenant: Hugh David, British Legion cavalry, June 10, 1779 (Sabine spells it "H. Davis"')
Lieutenant: Jeremiah Donovan, British Legion Oct. 1780
Lieutenant: George Gerraur, Bucks County Light Dragoons, Dec. 1778; British Legion calvary, 1780
Lieutenant: Moore Hovenden, British Legion cavalry. (no date)
Lieutenant: Michael Largin, British Legion calvary. (no date. Promoted)
Lieutenant: John Miller, British Legion cavalry. (no date)
Lieutenant: Duncan Munro, British Legion cavalry (no date)
Lieutenant: Donald MacBean, British Legion calvary (no date)
Lieutenant: Donald McCrimmon, British Legion, Sep. 30, 1778
Lieutenant: James McDonald, British Legion Sabine gives date 1781. A on of Allan & Flora McDonald.
Lieutenant: Lauchlan McDonald, British Legion, 1778
Lieutenant: Donald McLeod, British Legion cavalry. (no date)
Lieutenant: Colin McLeod, British Legion cavalry. (no date)
Lieutenant: Nathaniel Vernon Jr. Philadelphia Light Dragoons, 1777; British Legion cavalry (no date)
Lieutenant: Walter Willett, Bucks County Light Dragoons,
1778; attached to Queens Rangers and British Legion cavalry.
Second-Lieutenant:
Peter Campbell, British Legion, 1779
Ralph Cunningham, British Legion, April 25, 1779
Cornet:
Andrew Coulter, British Legion, Apl. 25, 1782
Abraham Chapman, British Legion 1781. (promoted)
George Chapman, British Legion 1780
Hugh David, (promoted) Philadelphia Light Dragoons, 1778; British Legion cavalry Aug. 15, 1778
Charles Gildart, British Legion cavalry, Oct. 14, 1779
George Gray, British Legion cavalry (no date)
John Hovenden, British Legion cavalry, (no date)
Moore Hovenden, British Legion cavalry Oct. 14, 1779 (Promoted)
John Miller, British Legion cavalry, Nov.'25, 1778 (Promoted)
Thomas Miller, British Legion cavalry,- June- ll...17.79
William Miller, British Legion cavalry (no date)
Richard McNally, Philadelphia Light Dragoons, Nov. 23, 1777; British Legion cavalry, Aug. 15, 1778
William Robins, British Legion, 1781
Samuel Stapleton, British Legion cavalry. (no date)
James White, British Legion cavalry, 1781
Samuel Willett, British Legion cavalry, (no date)
Ensign:
Thomas E. Miller, British Legion, Dec. 25, 1780
William Miller, British Legion, Oct., 1780
Sorley McDonald, British Legion (no date)
Robert E. Seaton, British Legion Oct. 1780
Hugh Wallace, British Legion, 1780
Note by T. H. Raddall
The above record is evidently not complete, for it does not include Captain Charles Campbell, mentioned by Tarleton as killed in action at Fishing Creek; nor does it include Captain John Spencer, mentioned by Benjamin Marston as a former officer of Tarleton's Dragoons; nor does it include the Captain Huck mentioned by Tarleton as killed or captured with most of his troops near Hanging Rock, South Carolina, unless he is the person shown as "Quartermaster John Tuck".
Of the officers in the list, Major Charles Cochrane was killed st Yorktown; Major George Hanger was wounded at Charlotte, North Carolina September, 1780: Captain David Kinlock was specially mentioned by Tarleton for his part in the fight at Wacsaw or Waxhaw, South Carolina 1780: Capt. Richard Hovenden was mentioned by Tarleton for a smart bit of scouting at Allamance, North Carolina, 1781. Tarleton mentions a "Lieutenant Skinner" for smart service at the fight at Blackstocks, S. C. Nov. 1780; no doubt this was the Surgeon's Mate Joseph Skinner, shown in the list above. Lieut. Allan Cameron Was mentioned by Tarleton for good work in the preliminary skirmishes before Yorktown, 1781.
The following officers took up grants at Port Mouton,
N. S. in 1794:-
Cornet - John Hovenden
Captain - Donald McPherson
Cornet - William Robins
Surgeon - Edward Smith
Captain - Charles Stewart
Captain - Nath'l Vernon
Ensign - Hugh Wallace
Monks Corner, South Carolina...................April 12, 1780
Lenew's Ferry, South Carolina...................May 5, 1780
Charlestown (siege operations)...................Feb. 11 - May 12, 1780
Wacsaw, South Carolina..............................May 27, 1780
Fishing Creek, South Carolina....................June, 1780
Hanging Rock, South Carolina....................Aug. 6, 1780
Camden, South Carolina............................. Aug. 16, 1780
Catawba Ford, South Carolina.....................Aug. 18, 1780
Charlotte, North Carolina............................Sep. 22, 1780
Blackstock's Hill, North Carolina.................November- 1780
Cowpens, South Carolina.............................Jan. 17, 1781
Tarrant's Tavern, South Carolina.................Jan. 1781
(Scotch recruits massacred at Altamahaw)...Jan. 1781
Alamance, North Carolina,...........................March 3, 1781
Wetzel's Mill, North Carolina.......................March 6, 1781
Deep River, North Carolina...........................March - 1781
Guildford Courthouse, Carolina....................March 15, 1781
Halifax, Virginia............................................May - 1781
Warwick Courthouse, Virginia......................May - - 1781
Charlottesville, Virginia.................................June 1, 1781
James River, Virginia.....................................July 6, 1781
Chiswell's Tavern, Virginia...........................August -- 1781
Yorktown and Gloucester...............................October,
1781
| CAVALRY | INFANTRY | |
| Lieut. Colonel | 1 | |
| Major | 1 | |
| Captains | 2 | 4 |
| Lieutenants | 3 | 4 |
| Cornets | 2 | |
| Adjutant | 1 | |
| Surgeon | 1 | |
| Sergeants | 12 | 9 |
| Trumpeters | 2 | |
| Drummers | 3 | |
| Rank and file | 157 | 106 |
| 182 | 126 |
SUMMARY: Cavalry section: 182 Infantry section: 126 Total: 308
Washington's official return of the British troops surrendered at Yorktown, "taken from the original muster rolls" includes the following:
| BRITISH LEGION | |||||||||
| lieutenant-colonel | captains | lieutenants | cornets | quarter-masters | surgeon | sergeants | trumpeters | rank and file | Total |
| 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 192 | 241 |
(Quoted in Tarleton's "History of the Campaign of 1780 and 1781")
Tarleton's Legion
(A list of the British Legion grantees at Port Mouton, N.S., 1784, copied from P.A.N.S. Publication No. 4, with alternative spelling as shown on the township map or local documents).| Name | Number of Acres |
| Charles Allikson | 150 |
| John Anderson | 200 |
| Seth Beaily (or Bailey) | 200 |
| William Benham | 200 |
| Waid (Wade) Blair | 100 |
| John Bolds (Full name, John Bolds Howell, Sabine 2/553) | 250 |
| Joseph Bowers | 200 |
| John Branton (Branson) | 100 |
| Thomas Brown | 150 |
| David Buchanna (Buchanan) | 200 |
| William Buchannan (Buchanan) | 100 |
| Benjamin Burrows | 150 |
| George Caivling | 100 |
| John Campbell | 100 |
| Neil Campbell | 200 |
| William Campbell | 500 |
| John Cartor (Carter. Perkins spells it Cotter) | 200 |
| Angus Christy (Christie) | 250 |
| John Christy (Christie) | 100 |
| Andrew Clark | 100 |
| John Conley (Connolly) | 100 |
| Pat Conley (Connolly) | 300 |
| Thomas Conley (Connolly) | 300 |
| John Coop (Coap. And nowadays Coops) | 200 |
| John Crage (Craig) | 200 |
| John Curling | 100 |
| John Curtin | 100 |
| Thomas Davis | 150 |
| John Duncan | 100 |
| Joseph Ealey (Ely?) | 100 |
| Thomas Fox | 100 |
| Marques (Marcus) Ganong | 250 |
| John Gibbins | 100 |
| George Gibbons | 100 |
| Joseph Gill (See Sabine 2/520) | 100 |
| James Glass | 200 |
| Margaret Grant | 150 |
| William Griffith | 100 |
| James Griffon | 100 |
| Alexander Hackett | 100 |
| Andrew Haggon (Hagan, Hagen) | 100 |
| Thomas Hall | 100 |
| George Hamett (Hammett) | 200 |
| Philip Handfand | 100 |
| Robert Harris | 100 |
| Mickle (Michael) Hays (Hayes) | 250 |
| William Hays (Hayes) | 250 |
| John Hovenden | 600 |
| Josiah Hutchins | 100 |
| Thomas James | 200 |
| James Jarett (Gerard?) | 100 |
| George Jenkins | 600 |
| Redmond (Raymond) Keatton (Keating. Perkins spells it Edmon Caton) | 100 |
| Frederick Kenney | 200 |
| William Kitichson (Ketchinson) | 200 |
| Ebrum (Abram) Lauzier | 200 |
| William Liggatt | 100 |
| Jasper Lisley (Leslie) | 100 |
| Patrick McCalep (McKillop?) | 100 |
| John McDonald | 100 |
| Richard MacKay | 100 |
| John McKenzey (McKenzie) | 100 |
| Neil McMullon (MacMillan?) | 100 |
| Allan McPherson | 650 |
| Donald McPherson | 1050 |
| William Millar (Sabine 2/557) | 200 |
| John Millaker | 100 |
| John Mimme | 100 |
| Charles Mulloy (Molloy) | 150 |
| Peter Mungand | 150 |
| Jacob Neason | 200 |
| Zephaniah Pars (Parr) | 100 |
| Thomas Pool | 600 |
| Henry Powers | 100 |
| William Rabbins (Robbins of Robins) | 550 |
| William Reid | 100 |
| John Rogers (Sabine 2/572) | 100 |
| John Rubendick | 100 |
| Drew Rudley (Ridley) | 100 |
| John Ryon (Ryan) | 100 |
| Thomas Scott (Sabine 2/575) | 350 |
| Daniel Shion (Shean, Shann) | 100 |
| Kathrin (Catherine) Sinklair (Sinclair) | 200 |
| Daniel Smith | 300 |
| Edward Smith | 550 |
| Thomas Stanley (Ensign Infantry Sabine 2/581) | 650 |
| John Stare (Stair) Staria? See Sabine 2/327 | 200 |
| Charles Stewart | 300 |
| James Stewart | 500 |
| Andrew Stroud | 100 |
| Henry Styne (Stein?) Steininger? Sabine 2/581 | 100 |
| Nathaniel Thompson | 100 |
| Jacob Trager (Sabine spells it Tregs) | 150 |
| Nathaniel Travis | 100 |
| John Trigg | 150 |
| Christian Vernan (Vernon) | 200 |
| Nathaniel Vernan (Vernon) Sabine 2/387 | 750 |
| John Walker | 100 |
| Heigh (Hugh) Wallace | 100 |
| Israel Warton (Wharton) | 200 |
| Andrew Welsh (Walsh) | 100 |
| John Wilson (See Sabine 2/597) | 100 |
The above does not show all the Legion soldiers who took up land at Port Mouton. There is a clear tradition amongst their descendants that 125 soldiers drew their lands at Port Mouton from tickets shaken up in a hat. Some of these tickets are still in existence. I have seen six, of which one does not appear in the above list; this was the ticket of Thomas Jones, a soldier-settler at Port Mouton, for whom Jones Creek at that place is named.
T.H.R.