RW Researchers: Captain Robert GAMBLE served as a Company Commander in the Corps of Light Infantry under BG Anthony Wayne during the period Jun 1779-Dec 1779. The Corps of Light Infantry (LI) was temporarily organized during this period in 1779 into four LI regiments using the LI Companies of the various line regiments then in the Main Army. Captain GAMBLE served in the 1st LI Regiment (Febiger's) of the LI Corps. According to the Orderly Book kept by Capt. GAMBLE during the fall of 1779 while assigned to the LI Corps he continued to command a company in the 1st LI Regiment. At the time of the Stony Point battle, 15-16 July 1779, the company was made up of men from the 7th and 8th VA Regiments . This document (Orderly Book) is identified as that of Captain Robert GAMBLE of the 2nd VA Regiment (Febiger's). I cannot find any substantiation of an association of GAMBLE with the 2nd VA Regt. GAMBLE, however, was in the 1st LI Regiment which Colonel Febiger commanded during the LI Corps' existence. The 1st LI Regiment was made up of 8 Companies, six of Virginians and two of Pennsylvanians. According to General Orders dated 12 June 1779, the following was the composition of the VA contingent: 2nd. & 5th. Virginia regiments to......furnish one and an half comp. of L. Infantry-62 men 11th & 7th. to.....furnish one company of Light Infantry-41 men 4th & 6th. to......furnish two companies of Light Infantry-82 men 2nd. St. Regt. & Gist's to....... furnish one company of Light Infantry-41 men 1st. St. Regt. & 1st. to ....... furnish half a company of Light Infantry-21 men In addition each LI company was to have two officers. _________ In 1781 Captain Robert GAMBLE served in the 8th VA as reported in a soldier's pension application. My problem is determining what was Captain Robert GAMBLE's parent VA regiment at the time he was temporarily assigned to the LI Corps of June 1779. GAMBLE doesn't seem to have been at Valley Forge in Feb 1778 (Oath of Allegiance). Any insight out there? Best regards, Hugh <[email protected]>