3rd Connecticut Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=3rd Connecticut Regiment


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allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type=Infantry
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dates=1776-1781
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command_structure=Connecticut Line
size=728 soldiers
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battles=New York
notable_commanders=Colonel Samuel Wyllys,
Colonel Durkee,
Colonel Grosvenor,
Colonel Butler,
Colonel Swift
anniversaries=Campaign
name=New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777
battles=Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook

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The 3rd Connecticut Regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 and was organized between 1 January - April 1777 of eight companies of volunteers from the counties of Windham and Hartford in the state of Connecticut. On 3 April 1777 it was assigned to the 1st Connecticut Brigade in the Highland's Department. The brigade was re-assigned to the Main Continental Army on 15 June 1777 and re-assigned back to the Highland's Department on 2 July 1777. One year later, 21 July 1778 the Brigade was re-assigned to the Main Continental Army. On 28 May 1779 the Brigade was re-assigned to the Highland's Department and 11 July 1779 the regiment was re-organized to nine companies. On 16 November 1780 the brigade was re-assigned to the Main Continental Army; but later that, 27 November 1780 it was re-assigned back to the Highland's Department. On 1 January 1781 the regiment was merged with the 4th Connecticut Regiment, re-organized to nine companies and re-designated as the 1st Connecticut Regiment{1781-1783}.

The regiment would see action in the New York Campaign.

ee also

*3rd Connecticut Regiment (1775)
*20th Continental Regiment

References

*cite book | last=Wright | first=Richard K. | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=The Continental Army | origdate= | origyear=1983 | origmonth= | url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-fm.htm | format=HTML | accessdate=2006-06-04| accessyear=2006 | accessmonth=June | edition= | date= | year= | month= | publisher=Center of Military History | location= | language= | id= | pages= | chapter=Lineage | chapterurl=

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