This loyalist unit had Rodger's Rangers of the French and Indian Wars as its antecedent.
Robert Rogers raised a new unit on Staten Island in August 1776, with most of the men coming from New York and Long Island, as well as Western Connecticut.
It ultimately consisted of a light company, a grenadier company, and highland company, 8 line companies, and 5 troops of cavalry (hussars and light dragoons).
It was named for Queen Charlotte,. King George III's wife. Some illustrations show the belts to be white and others black; I went with white. Probably both were worn at one time or another!
Rogers didn't remain in command for long, John Simcoe took over command of the unit in October, 1777. Thrse are Perry figures with a flag by Adolfo Ramos.
The unit saw heavy fighting and distinguished itself at the Battle of Brandywine Creek, September 11, 1777, and again at Monmouth Courthouse.
The unit was one of the most successful Loyalist units of the war, but did surrender along with other British forces at Yorktown. After the end of the war, most of the men moved to Canada and became part of the military establishment there.
A Light Infantryman and Hussar of the Queen's Rangers -
By Simcoe's Military Journal - https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/274348/a-light-infantry-man-and-huzzar-of-the-queens-rangers-ca-1?ctx=7e5e041793f980ceeb89f80324ba4c8131fb8730&idx=15, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110146984
There is a re-enactor group for this unit: https://queensranger.com/
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