"The regiment was raised in December 1776 by Colonel William BAYARD of New York and New Jersey. BAYARD had been very active in protests against parliamentary high-handedness, but was driven out by radicals. He received approval from General HOWE to establish the King's Orange Rangers and drew many of early recruits from tenants on his estates in New Jersey. One son, John, was gazetted lieutenant-colonel, and another, Samuel Vetch, a captain and later major.
The regiment saw service at King's Bridge, Paulus Hook and raids in the vicinity of Passaic. It participated in the successful assault on Fort Washington and the capture of Fort Montgomery in 1777."
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