Kent County Brigade
The Kent County Brigade was formed as part of the Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolutionary War. 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:
- 1st Kent County Regiment under Col. John Waterman
Under Lt. Col. Thomas Tillinghast, May 1780
No officers listed, May 1782
Under Lt. Col. Job Pierce, May 1783
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
Composition of the Brigade under Brig. General Thomas Holden in the summer of 1780: