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

The 4th Connecticut Regiment was raised on April 27, 1775, at Hartford, Connecticut. The regiment saw 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 Connecticut Regiment into the 1st Connecticut Regiment on January 1, 1783, at West Point, New York.

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