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Organized A.D. 1754 with Joshua Fry as Colonel and with George Washington as Lieutenant-Colonel. The First Regiment of Virginia Infantry fought at Great Meadows and at Fort Necessity and won praise for its steadiness at Braddock's' defeat. Captured Fort DuQuesne and served until 1762. In 1775, for the defense of Virginia, the regiment was reorganized under command of Patrick Henry. Embodied subsequently into the Continental Army, it kept the field till independence had been won. The freedom then gained the regiment defended in the War of 1812. And in the later conflict with Mexico it carried the colors of Virginia triumphantly through the streets of Monterrey. |