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22nd Continental Regiment

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Active
  
1776

Size
  
728 officers and men

Type
  
Infantry

Notable commanders
  
Colonel Samuel Wyllys

Allegiance
  
Continental Congress of the United States

The 22nd Continental Regiment was formed on 1 January 1776 when the 2nd Connecticut Regt (1775) of Spencer's Brigade in the Main Continental Army was re-designated. On 12 August 1776 Spencer's Brigade was re-designated as Parson's Brigade and on 12 November 1776 the brigade was reassigned to the Highland's Department. The regiment was reassigned to Mercer's Brigade of the Main Continental Army on the same date. The regiment was disbanded on 31 December 1776 at Peekskill, New York.

References

22nd Continental Regiment Wikipedia