New Jersey Volunteers

New Jersey Volunteers (Skinner's Greens)
New Jersey Volunteers (Skinner's Greens)
	James Moody, 5th Battalion New Jersey Volunteers.
Active	1776-1783
Country	Great Britain
Allegiance	British Army
Branch	British Provincial unit
Type	dragoons (mounted infantry), (auxiliary troops)
Role	intelligence, special operations, maneuver warfare, guerrilla warfare, light infantry, cavalry light infantry, cavalry, cattle raiding
Size	six battalions (500 each), regiment (1,800)
Garrison/HQ	New York City, Province of New York
Nickname(s)	Jersey Volunteers, Skinner's Corps, Skinner's Greens, Skinners
Engagements	American Revolutionary War New York Campaign (1776); Battle of Long Island (1776) Battle of Staten Island (1777); Capture of Savannah (1778); Battle of King's Mountain (1780); Battle of Eutaw Springs (1781); Raid on New London, Connecticut (1781); Battle of Groton Heights (1781); Siege of Yorktown (1781);
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Brigadier General Cortlandt Skinner;

The New Jersey Volunteers, also known as Jersey Volunteers, "Skinners", Skinner's Corps, and Skinner's Greens (due to their green wool uniform coats), were a British provincial military unit of Loyalists, raised for service by Cortlandt Skinner, during the American Revolutionary War.