 Complete the following phrase:  British Army Independent Companies of Foot were first established in North America in 1664. The first Independent Company in South Carolina was organized in 1721. With the raising of Oglethorpes Regiment in 1737 it was disbanded. In 1746 three understrength independent companies were sent to South Carolina, but they were disbanded three years later. When Oglethorpes Regiment was disbanded the same year, three new independent companies were raised in South Carolina, partly recruited with soldiers from the disbanded regiment. These three companies participated in the French and Indian War and the Cherokee War, participating in the 