companies numbered 120 and Brandon's seven companies numbered 250, then Thomas's four companies probably numbered about 160 and Hayes's five companies about 200, for a total of 730. Three small companies of Georgia militia commanded by Major Cunningham who numbered 55 A detachment of the 1st and 3rd Continental Light Dragoons under Lieutenant Colonel William Washington (82), who was a second cousin of George Washington. Detachments of state dragoons from North Carolina and Virginia (30) A detachment of South Carolina state dragoons, with a few mounted Georgians, commanded by Major James McCall (25) A company of newly raised volunteers from the local South Carolina militia commanded by Major Benjamin Jolly (45) Babits's figures can be summarized as follows: 82 Continental light dragoons, 55 state dragoons, 45 militia dragoons, 300 Continental infantry, about 150 state infantry, and 1,255–1,280 militia infantry, for a total of 1,887–1,912 officers and men. Broken down by state, there were about 855 South Carolinians, 442 Virginians, 290–315 North Carolinians, 180 Marylanders, 60 Georgians, and 60 Delawareans. Morgan's forces were strengthened by these core elements of relatively seasoned troops and his own brilliance in leadership. His Continentals were veterans (Marylanders from the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn), as were many of his militia, which included some Overmountain Men, who had fought at the Battle of Musgrove Mill and the Battle of Kings Mountain. The experienced British forces (and particularly their relatively young commander) were accustomed, especially in the Southern Theater, to easily routing often "green" militia, and could have underestimated the opposition. British force Tarleton's force included: The British Legion: 250 cavalry and 200 infantry, A troop of the 17th Light Dragoons (50), A battery of the Royal Artillery (24) with two 3-pounder cannons 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers) (177) Light infantry company of the 16th Regiment of Foot (42) 71st Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders) under Major Arthur MacArthur (334) Light company of the Loyalist Prince of Wales's American Regiment (31) A company of Loyalist guides (50) A total of over 1,150 officers and men. Broken down by troop classification, there were 300 cavalry, 553 regulars, 24 artillerymen, and 281 militia. From these numbers, nearly half of Tarleton's force were Loyalist troops recruited in the colonies (531 out of 1,158). Tarleton's regular troops from the Royal Artillery, 17th Light Dragoons, and the 7th, 16th, and 71st Regiments of Foot were reliable and seasoned soldiers. Tarleton's own Loyalist