Dover Light Infantry Marker

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Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dover Light Infantry
Kent County, Delaware Militia
— 1776-1777 —

Dover Light Infantry Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Nate Davidson, July 13, 2008

1. Dover Light Infantry Marker

Inscription. The Light Infantry Company of Dover, a part of the 1st Battalion of Kent County, mustered in on 2 April 1776. Each militia volunteer was uniformly armed, equipped, and wore a standard military coat of green faced with red lapels, cuffs, and collar. From 14 December 1776 to 14 January 1777, Captain Thomas Rodney, youngest brother to Declaration of Independence signer Caesar Rodney, and his light infantry company responded to General George Washington's Call to Arms for militia during the darkest days of the American Revolution. Members of the company who volunteered for this perilous mission marched from Dover, crossed the Delaware River into New Jersey, and as part of Brigadier General John Cadwalader's Pennsylvania Brigade, played key military roles in Washington's decisive victories against British and Hessian forces at the Second Battle of Trenton, and the Battle of Princeton. For distinguished service, Washington appointed the Light Infantry Company of Dover "to be his own guard." This memorial is dedicated in remembrance of these patriots who served "in the Defense and Protection of American Liberty."

Erected 2008 by Delaware Public Archives.

Location. 39° 9.463′ N, 75° 31.15′ W. Marker

Members of the Dover Light Infantry Photo, Click for full size

By Nate Davidson, July 13, 2008

2. Members of the Dover Light Infantry

is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is on Liberty Street just from Duke of York Street. Click for map. Located behind Legislative Hall, near Duke of York Street. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Bayonets of the Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); Battles and Engagements of the Delaware Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); The Delaware Continentals (within shouting distance of this marker); Bioretention (within shouting distance of this marker); The Congressional Medal Of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); The First State Heritage Park of Dover (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Legislative Hall - Delaware's Capitol Building (about 400 feet away); The Compass Rose (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Dover.

By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

3. Dover Light Infantry Marker

Dover Light Infantry Marker at Legislative Hall - Delaware's Capitol Building Northeast lawn Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

4. Dover Light Infantry Marker at Legislative Hall - Delaware's Capitol Building Northeast lawn

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Nate Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 438 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Nate Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.