▁and ▁other ▁tribes ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁sc outs . ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁purpose , ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁en list ing ▁the ▁bra ves ▁would ▁bind ▁the ▁tribes ▁in ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁cause . ▁Only ▁three ▁companies ▁were ▁formed ▁from ▁Vir g ini ans ▁and ▁Maryland ers . ▁The ▁regiment ▁did ▁not ▁fight ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁companies ▁of ▁Capt ains ▁John ▁G ist ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Maryland ▁Regiment ▁while ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁Captain ▁Samuel ▁L aps ley ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Virginia ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁three ▁companies ▁that ▁compr ised ▁the ▁regiment ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Camp aign ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mon mouth ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 7 7 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁G ist ' s ▁Regiment ▁absor bed ▁Gray son ' s ▁Add itional ▁Cont inental ▁Regiment ▁and ▁Th rust on ' s ▁Add itional ▁Cont inental ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁cons olid ated ▁regiment ▁reform ed ▁in ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁eight ▁companies . ▁The ▁unit ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Virginia ▁Brigade ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May . ▁G ist ▁preferred ▁charges ▁against ▁Light ▁Hor se ▁Harry ▁Lee ▁after ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁capture ▁of ▁British ▁prisoners ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 7 7