The Kent County Brigade was formed as part of the Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolutionary War.[citation needed] The Brigade was composed of 3 Regiments of 19 Companies from the towns of Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, and Coventry.

The Regiments were commanded by:[1]

           Replaced by Col. Thomas Holden by May 1778

           Under Lt. Col. Thomas Tillinghast, May 1780

           No officers listed, May 1782

           Under Lt. Col. Job Pierce, May 1783

  • 2nd Kent County Regiment (West Greenwich) under Col. Stephen Potter

           Replaced by Col. Nathaniel Brown, December 1776

           Replaced by Lt. Col. Archibald Kasson by May 1778 to close of war.

  • Kent County Senior Class Regiment under Maj. Samuel Wall, formed May 1780

           Under Maj. Isaac Johnson, May 1781

Composition of the Brigade under Brig. General Thomas Holden in the summer of 1780:[2]

The Kent County Brigade
Brig. Gen. Thomas Holden
Regiment City Company Captain
1st Kent County Warwick 1st Warwick Job Randall
Lt. Col. Thomas Tillinghast 2nd Warwick Squire Millard
3rd Warwick Thomas Rice
East Greenwich 1st East Greenwich Micah Whitmarsh
2nd East Greenwich Allen Johnston
Artillery Co. Oliver Gardner
Horse Co. Stukley Hudson
2nd Kent County West Greenwich 1st West Greenwich Samuel Hopkins
Lt. Col. Archibald Kasson 2nd West Greenwich Benjamin Gorton
3rd West Greenwich Joseph Draper
Coventry 1st Coventry Joseph Brayton
2nd Coventry William Roy
3rd Coventry Langford Weaver
4th Coventry Asaph Bennet
Artillery Co. Edmund Johnston
Horse Co. ??
Kent County Senior Class Battalion
Warwick/East Greenwich Senior Class Co. Robert Rhodes
Coventry Senior Class Co. Abel Bennet
West Greenwich Senior Class Co. Joseph Hopkins

References

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  1. ^ "Revolutionary War Military Records
    Papers, 1775-1823. Bulk 1775-1783.
    Size: 6 linear feet
    Catalog number: MSS 673, subgroup 2
    Compiled by Rick Stattler, April 1997
    Additions by Robin Flynn, November 2000
    ©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division"
    .
  2. ^ "The Organization of the Rhode Island Militia 1774–1783 - Journal of the American Revolution". Journal of the American Revolution. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2018-09-14.