Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment

Loyal Regiment of Nova Scotia Volunteers (1775-1780) Royal Regiment of Nova Scotia Volunteers (1780-1783)
Active	1775-1783
Country	Great Britain
Allegiance	King George III
Branch	British provincial corps
Type	infantry, (auxiliary troops)
Role	garrison troops
Size	5 or 6 companies (battalion)
Garrison/HQ	Halifax (1780-1783) Fort Sackville (Nova Scotia), Nova Scotia (1780-1783) Prince Edward Island (1782-1783)
Engagements	American Revolutionary War Never saw combat
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Francis Legge Governor John Parr

The Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment, also known as the Loyal Regiment of Nova Scotia Volunteers and Loyal Nova Scotia Volunteers, from 1775-1780, the Royal Regiment of Nova Scotia Volunteers, from 1780-1783, and the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment and Nova Scotia Volunteers, was a British Loyalist provincial battalion, of infantry, raised in 1775, to defend British interests, in the colony of Nova Scotia. The unit was commanded by Col. Francis Legge, until replaced by Col. John Parr in 1782. The Royal NS Volunteers never saw combat, but did play an important role in the defense of the colony of Nova Scotia, in the later years, of the American Revolution.