American Rebellion

Raised in Stirling and Glasgow in 1775 in two battalions. A third battalion was raised in 1777. The 71st arrived in New York in 1776 and fought at Long Island and Fort Washington. A detachment fought at Forts Clinton and Montgomery. The Frasers then served in the Jersey and Philadelphia campaigns with battle at Brandywine. The Second Battalion was sent to Wilmington in 1777 and returned to NY later that year and fought at Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey in 1778. The grenadier company captured Stone Point, New York in 1779. All three battalions served in the South with the Grand Army. Much of the Regiment was taken at Yorktown in 1782. The 71st was disbanded in Scotland 1783.