The 4th Connecticut Regiment was raised on April 27, 1775, at

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, Connecticut. The regiment saw action in the Invasion of Canada following its adoption into the

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on June 14, 1775, during which it was led by Colonel Benjamin Hinman. After which the regiment was disbanded on December 20, 1775, and reformed on September 16, 1776, to fight in the

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in the

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and the

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. These battles saw the leadership of Colonel John Durkee. The regiment was merged along with the

3rd Connecticut Regiment 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 as ...

into the

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on January 1, 1783, at

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, New York.

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