4th Connecticut Regiment

4th Connecticut Regiment
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Connecticut Line
Engagements	Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth.
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Benjamin Hinman

Philadelphia campaign, 1777–1778

Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Crooked Billet – Monmouth

American Revolutionary War units of the United States

Continental Army List of Continental units

Units by state	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

Non-state units	Extra and Additional regiments Armand's Legion Pulaski's Legion Lee's Legion Ottendorf's Corps Commander-in-Chief's Guard

State militia List of state units

The 4th Connecticut Regiment was raised on April 27, 1775 at Hartford, Connecticut. The regiment would see action in the Invasion of Canada. After which the regiment was disbanded on December 20, 1775 and reformed on September 16, 1776 to fight in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was merged along with the 3rd Conn. into the 1st Conn. on January 1, 1783 at West Point, New York.

References

External links

Bibliography of Connecticut's participation in the Continental Army compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History

The Connecticut Line and Militia in the American Revolutionary War

Connecticut Regular Units	1st Connecticut Regiment (1775) 1st Connecticut Regiment 2nd Connecticut Regiment 3rd Connecticut Regiment 4th Connecticut Regiment 5th Connecticut Regiment 6th Connecticut Regiment 7th Connecticut Regiment 8th Connecticut Regiment 9th Connecticut Regiment

Continental Army units	10th Continental Regiment 19th Continental Regiment 20th Continental Regiment

Militia	11th Regiment of Connecticut Militia

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