Connecticut Line

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The Connecticut Line was the contingent of Continental Army regiments raised in Connecticut that fought for the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Continental Army
military unit
state quota line
allegiance Thirteen Colonies
United States
conflict American Revolutionary War
continent North America
country United States
describedAs contingent of Continental Army regiments raised in Connecticut
dissolved 1783
garrison various posts in the Thirteen Colonies
governedBy Connecticut Council of Safety
hasPart Connecticut regiments of the Continental Army
linked to: Connecticut Line
historicalPeriod American Revolution
languageOfCommand English
location Connecticut
militaryBranch infantry
notableCommander Israel Putnam
Jedediah Huntington
John Paterson
Rufus Putnam
Samuel Holden Parsons
notableEngagement Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Saratoga
linked to: Saratoga campaign

Battle of Trenton
Battle of White Plains
Siege of Yorktown
organizedUnder Continental Congress
participatedIn New York and New Jersey campaign
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
Philadelphia campaign
Saratoga campaign
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
partOf Continental Army
Continental Line
primaryOpponent British Army
Great Britain
Loyalist forces
raisedBy Connecticut
raisedFor war against Great Britain
recruitedFrom Connecticut
role field army infantry
serviceBranch Continental Army
startTime 1775
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
type line infantry

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Connecticut Line hasPart Connecticut regiments of the Continental Army
linked to: Connecticut Line
Battle of Setauket involvedUnit Continental Connecticut troops
linked to: Connecticut Line