Editing King's Royal Rifle Corps (section)

===American War of Independence===
Two additional battalions of the regiment (the 3rd and 4th battalions) were raised in England in 1775, principally of men recruited from England and Hanover in 1775 for service in the [[American War of Independence]]. After assembly in the [[Isle of Wight]], both battalions were sent in 1776 to Florida where they were joined by detachments from 1st and 2nd Battalions.{{sfn|Wallace|2005|pp=16–18}} These battalions were deployed to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and were involved in skirmishes at Sudbury in January 1779, the [[Battle of Brier Creek]] in March 1779, the [[Siege of Savannah]] in October 1779 where elements from the 4th Battalion captured the colour of the [[2nd South Carolina Regiment]], and at [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] in September 1780.{{sfn|Wallace|2005|pp=16–18}} The 3rd battalion later took part in the [[Gulf Coast campaign|British defense of the Gulf Coast]]. Elements of the battalion fought at the [[Battle at The Village]] and the [[Siege of Pensacola]]. The 3rd and 4th battalions were disbanded in June 1783.{{sfn|Wallace|2005|pp=16–18}}