De Lancey's Brigade
| De Lancey's Brigade | |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Branch | British Provincial unit |
| Type | infantry, dragoons (mounted infantry), (auxiliary troops) |
| Role | intelligence, special operations, maneuver warfare, guerrilla warfare, light infantry, cavalry, cattle raiding |
| Size | three battalions (500 each), brigade (1,500) |
| Garrison/HQ | Oyster Bay, Huntington, Brookhaven, Long Island, Kingsbridge, Bronx (Province of New York) |
| Nickname(s) | De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, Refugees, Cowboys, Cow-boys |
| Engagements | American Revolutionary War
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De Lancey's Brigade, also known as De Lancey's Volunteers, De Lancey's Corps, De Lancey's Provincial Corps, De Lancey's Refugees, and the "Cowboys" or "Cow-boys", was a Loyalist British provincial military unit, raised for service during the American War of Independence. Its commanders were Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey and his nephew James De Lancey.