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| 4th Virginia Regiment | |
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| Active | 1775–1783 |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Virginia Line |
| Engagements | Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Charleston |
| New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777 | |
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| Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook |
| Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778 | |
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| Southern theater Participation, 1780 | |
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| Charleston |
| American Revolutionary War units of the United States | |
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| Units by state | |
| Non-state units | |
The 4th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, at Suffolk Court House, Virginia, for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on January 1, 1783.
References
External links
- Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
| The Virginia Line, State Forces, and Militia in the American Revolutionary War | |
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| Virginia Numbered Continental Infantry Regiments |
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| Virginia Additional Continental Infantry Regiments | |
| Other Continental Army Units | |
| Virginia State Units | |
| Militia | |