11th Regiment of Connecticut Militia

11th Regiment of Militia
Active	1739–1840^[1]
Allegiance	Connecticut Colony (1739–1776) State of Connecticut (1776–1840)
Type	militia
Role	Companies of infantry, cavalry, and grenadiers
Part of	Connecticut Militia, Connecticut Line
Engagements	American Revolutionary War Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston 1775 Long Island and New York and New Jersey 1776 Rhode Island 1778
Commanders
Notable commanders	Major General Israel Putnam

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Units by state	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia
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The 11th Regiment of Militia was raised in October 1739 by the governor of the colony of Connecticut to provide an overarching organization of military units within the colonies. These regiments served as part of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment contributed many of its forces to regular regiments in the Continental Army.

Prior to the Revolutionary War, the regiment consisted of companies from Plainfield, Canterbury, Pomfret, Killingly, and Voluntown. During the Revolutionary War, the companies were from Pomfret, Woodstock, and Killingly.

References

↑ "Eleventh Connecticut Militia Regiment". Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.

External links

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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