3rd Georgia Regiment

3rd Georgia Regiment
Active	1776-1781
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Georgia Line
Engagements	Savannah and Charleston

Southern theater, 1775–1780

Williamsburg – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Charleston –

American Revolutionary War units of the United States

Continental Army List of Continental units

Units by state	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

Non-state units	Extra and Additional regiments Armand's Legion Pulaski's Legion Lee's Legion Ottendorf's Corps Commander-in-Chief's Guard

State militia List of state units

The 3rd Georgia Regiment was raised on July 5, 1776, at Savannah, Georgia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action in Florida in 1777 and 1778, the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured along with the rest of the American southern army at Charleston, South Carolina, on May 20, 1780, by the British Army. The Regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781.

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