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2nd Connecticut Regiment (1775)

2nd Connecticut Regiment (1775)
Recruitment Area
Active1775
AllegianceContinental Congress of the United States
TypeInfantry
Size1000 soldiers
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Joseph Spencer Colonel Samuel Wyllys

The 2nd Connecticut Regiment (1775) was authorized in the Connecticut State Troops and was organized from ten companies of volunteers from Hartford county in the state of Connecticut, United States, between 1–20 May 1775. It was adopted on 14 June 1775 into the Main Continental Army and assigned 22 July 1775 to Spencer's Brigade. The regiment was re-organized on 1 January 1776 to eight companies and re-designated as the 22nd Continental Regiment.

See also

References

  • Wright, Richard K. (1983). "Lineage". The Continental Army. Army Lineage Series. United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-4. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2006.

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