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7th Connecticut Regiment

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7th Connecticut Regiment
Active1776-1781
Country United States
Allegiance Connecticut
Branch Continental Army
TypeInfantry
Part ofConnecticut Line
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Charles Webb

The 7th Connecticut Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, at New Milford, Connecticut. The regiment would see action in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was merged into the 5th Connecticut Regiment on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York and disbanded on November 15, 1783.

Fallen American spy Nathan Hale was in the regiment as first lieutenant before he volunteered to spy on the British in New York City.

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