The 19th Continental Regiment was a unit of the Connecticut Line in the 1776 establishment of the Continental Army. It is a successor to Webb's Connecticut Regiment (also known as the 7th Connecticut Provincial Regiment), which was part of the 1775 establishment, and it continued to be commanded by Col. Charles Webb. The 7th Connecticut Regiment Re-organized and re-designated on January 1, 1776 as the 19th Continental Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. Reassigned on January 24, 1776 from Sullivan's Brigade and assigned to Spencer's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army. Reassigned on April 24, 1776 from Spencer's Brigade and assigned to Sullivan's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army. Reassigned on April 29, 1776 from Sullivan's Brigade and assigned to Stirling's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army. Reassigned on August 12, 1776 from Stirling's Brigade and assigned to McDougall's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army. Reassigned on November 5, 1776 from McDougall's Brigade and assigned to Glover's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army. Active during the New York and New Jersey campaign, it was on the lines but did not fight at the Battle of Long Island. It saw action at the Battle of White Plains and retreated with George Washington's army to Pennsylvania in late 1776. It then participated in the Battle of Trenton. Some of its men chose to overstay their enlistment and also saw action in the Battle of the Assunpink Creek and the Battle of Princeton in early 1777. With the reorganization of the Continental Army at the end of 1776, the regiment became the 2nd Connecticut Regiment. Disbanded on February 15, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey.