Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield, Connecticut
RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT. 27 April 1777. As the British raiding force under Major General William Tryon retired from Danbury, Connecticut, militiamen gathered along its route back to the coast. Generals Benedict Arnold, David Wooster, and Gold Selleck Silliman managed to organize a blocking force at Ridgefield, about fifteen miles south of Danbury and made a gallant attempt to trap the raiders.
SEE ALSO Danbury Raid, Connecticut; Silliman, Gold Selleck; Tryon, William; Wooster, David.?
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