4th Virginia Regiment
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|dates=1775–1783
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|battles=Battle of Trenton,
Battle of Princeton,
Battle of Brandywine,
Battle of Germantown,
Battle of Monmouth,
Siege of Charleston
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{{Campaignbox|title=New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777
|battles=Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook
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{{Campaignbox American Revolutionary War: Philadelphia}}
{{Campaignbox|title=Southern theater Participation, 1780
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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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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100608052753/http://www.history.army.mil/reference/revbib/va.htm Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia] compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
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Category:Virginia regiments of the Continental Army
Category:Military units and formations established in 1775
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1783