De Lancey's Brigade

De Lancey's Brigade
De Lancey's Brigade
Country	Great Britain
Allegiance	British Army
Branch	British Provincial unit
Type	infantry, dragoons (mounted infantry), (auxiliary troops)
Role	intelligence, special operations, maneuver warfare, guerrilla warfare, light infantry, cavalry, cattle raiding
Size	three battalions (500 each), brigade (1,500)
Garrison/HQ	Oyster Bay, Huntington, Brookhaven, Long Island, Kingsbridge, Bronx (Province of New York)
Nickname(s)	De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, Refugees, Cowboys, Cow-boys
Engagements	American Revolutionary War New York Campaign (1776); Battle of Brooklyn (1776); Siege of Ninety-Six (1781); Battle of Eutaw Springs (1781);
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey;

De Lancey's Brigade, also known as De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, and the "Cowboys" or "Cow-boys", was a Loyalist British provincial military unit, raised for service during the American War of Independence. Its commanders were Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey and his nephew James De Lancey.

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