11th Regiment of Connecticut Militia

11th Regiment of Militia 1739–1840http://www.connecticutline.org/eleventh.html Eleventh Connecticut Militia Regiment 2009-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307102128/http://www.connecticutline.org/eleventh.html 7 March 2009 Connecticut Colony (1739–1776)State of Connecticut (1776–1840) militia Companies of infantry, cavalry, and grenadiers Connecticut Militia, Connecticut Line American Revolutionary War Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston 1775 Long Island and New York and New Jersey 1776 Rhode Island 1778 Major General Israel Putnam The 11th Regiment of Militia was raised in October 1739 by the governor of the colony of Connecticut to provide an overarching organization of military units within the colonies. These regiments served as part of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment contributed many of its forces to regular regiments in the Continental Army. Prior to the Revolutionary War, the regiment consisted of companies from Plainfield, Canterbury, Pomfret, Killingly, and Voluntown. During the Revolutionary War, the companies were from Pomfret, Woodstock, and Killingly. References External links Grenadier Company of the 11th Connecticut Militia Bibliography of Connecticut's participation in the Continental Army compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History 11th Regiment of Militia (Connecticut) Category:Military units and formations established in 1739 Category:Connecticut regiments of the Continental Army Category:Military in Connecticut Category:1739 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1840