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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.
As part of the January 1, 1776 organization of the Continental Army, Huntington's 8th Connecticut Regiment became the 17th Continental Regiment. [ 7 ] : 95 Originally planned to have a strength of 728 officers and men, by the end of January the 17th only had about 400 men, as did most of the other regiments.
32 units of the United States Army have lineages which date back to the colonial history of the United States.Of those, 31 are Army National Guard units, including regiments, battalions, companies, batteries and troops, while one is a battalion of the Regular Army's Field Artillery Branch. 29 of the 31 Army National Guard units trace their lineage back to units formed in British America, while ...
The 8th Infantry Regiment assaulted Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. It was the first of the 4th Infantry Division's infantry regiments to land on Utah Beach. In World War II, the 8th Infantry Regiment was cited twice in the order of the day by the Belgian Army - the first for action in the Belgian Campaign, and later for action in the Ardennes.
The 8th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army formed in 1866 during the American Indian Wars. The 8th Cavalry continued to serve under a number of designations, fighting in every other major U.S. conflict since, except World War I, when it was not deployed to Europe because it was already engaged in the Punitive Expedition in ...
In January 2025, the city selected 8th Regiment Partners LLC's bid for the site. The plans called for community space, sports facilities, event space, commercial space, and 450 housing units. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The project received $12 million from the City Council, $2 million from the borough president's office, and more than $1 million from the ...
The Rear Guard of Company H: 39th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers Infantry and 8th Veteran Cavalry. no publisher listed, no date. Barnes, James A., James R. Carnahan, and Thomas H.B. McCain. The Eighty–sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry: A Narrative of Its Services in the Civil War of 1861–1865. Crawfordsville, Indiana: Journal Co ...
The 8th Virginia Regiment or German Regiment was an infantry unit that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Authorized in January 1776, the regiment was raised from men of several northwestern counties in the strength of 10 companies. Its first commander was Colonel Peter Muhlenberg, a clergyman and militia leader.