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:
           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
           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: