4th Virginia Regiment

4th Virginia Regiment
Active1775–1783
TypeInfantry
Part ofVirginia Line
EngagementsBattle of Trenton,
Battle of Princeton,
Battle of Brandywine,
Battle of Germantown,
Battle of Monmouth,
Siege of Charleston
Military unit
New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777
Long IslandKip's BayHarlem HeightsPell's PointWhite PlainsFort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook
Southern theater Participation, 1780

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.

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The Virginia Line, State Forces, and Militia in the American Revolutionary War
Virginia Numbered Continental Infantry Regiments
Virginia Additional Continental Infantry Regiments
Other Continental Army Units
Virginia State Units
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