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HISTORY The regiment was raised at the expense of the port of Liverpool on 8 January 1778 , becoming one of many volunteer regiments formed during the American Revolutionary War . The regiment, in the role of Marine s, moved abroad in 1779, when it arrived in Jamaica . In February 1780, the regiment took part in an Expedition Against The Spanish Colony of Nicaragua , ferried by young Captain Horatio Nelson . Disease became rife in the inhospitable climate, decimating the expedition. An evacuation was carried out later in the year. In 1781, Banastre Tarleton became the lieutenant-colonel of the Liverpool Volunteers, though remained in command of the 5th American Regiment (British Legion) . He was an infamous cavalry officer during the American Revolution, and the son of the former Mayor Of Liverpool . Another noted member of the regiment was Pudsey Dawson , who served as the regiment's colonel. The regiment returned to Liverpool in early 1784 , where it disbanded following Britain's defeat in the American Revolution. REFERENCES
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