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The 19th Connecticut Regiment was a military regiment in the American Revolutionary War.It was formed in 1774 by an act of the Connecticut General Assembly and was authorized 11 companies of volunteers from Enfield, East Windsor, Bolton, and the part of Hartford on the East side of the Connecticut river of Hartford County, Connecticut.
The 19th Continental Regiment, also called the 19th Regiment of Foot, was a unit of the Connecticut Line in the 1776 establishment of the Continental Army.It is a successor to Webb's Connecticut Regiment (also known as the 7th Connecticut Provincial Regiment), which was part of the 1775 establishment, and it continued to be commanded by Col. Charles Webb.
Born in Derby, Connecticut on 2 March 1710, General David Wooster was a Yale graduate and took part in several early conflicts including the Spanish War, the Seven Years' War, and the Revolutionary War. On 22 June 1775, General Wooster was one of the eight Brigadier-Generals appointed to command the Connecticut Regiment.
This category includes officers and soldiers who served as Patriots in the Connecticut militia or other state units during the American Revolutionary War. People from Connecticut who fought in units on the British side are categorized under Category:Loyalists in the American Revolution. People from Connecticut who fought in the Continental Army ...
The 1st Connecticut Regiment was a unit of the Continental Army, and was involved in the American Revolutionary War. The regiment was initially formed in 1776, and was active in various forms until 1783.
As part of the January 1, 1776, organization of the Continental Army, Huntington's 8th Connecticut Regiment became the 17th Continental Regiment. [ 2 ] : 95 Originally planned to have a strength of 728 officers and men, by the end of January the 17th only had about 400, as did most of the other regiments.
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 ...
The 20th Continental Regiment was a unit of the Connecticut Line in the 1776 establishment of the Continental Army.It was often referred to in records as Durkee's Regiment, after Colonel John Durkee, its commanding officer for most of its existence, or incorrectly as the 20th Connecticut Regiment.