Revolutionary War - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
19 Nov 2024 at 3:23pm
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) As one of the thirteen colonies, Connecticut and its people played instrumental roles during the American Revolution. Connecticut provided food, cannon, and other supplies to the Continental army. For these contributions, Connecticut earned its nickname, ?The Provision State.? Connecticut?s Governor, Jonathan Trumbull, was the only colonial governor to ...
Benedict Arnold Turns and Burns New London - Connecticut History
17 Nov 2024 at 3:15am
September 6, 2022 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary War, War and Defense, New London. By Edward Baker for Connecticut Explored. September 6, 1781 was a brutal and terrifying day for Connecticut citizens living on both sides of New London harbor, along the Thames River. On that day 1,700 British ...
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
13 Nov 2024 at 5:36am
May 16, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Crime and Punishment, Revolutionary War, The State Detail of Benjamin West?s The Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in Year 1783 seen in the background of West's portrait of John Eardley Wilmot - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) - Connecticut History
19 Nov 2024 at 3:27am
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) Israel Putnam, a patriot and Revolutionary War veteran, is most famous today for his bravery during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Originally from Massachusetts, a 22-year-old Putnam moved to what is now Pomfret in 1740. There, local residents credited him with crawling into a wolf den and killing the last known wolf in ...
Salisbury Iron Forged Early Industry - Connecticut History | a ...
19 Nov 2024 at 4:46am
In Salisbury another forge at the outlet of Twin Lakes opened in 1748, and another by John Gray on Sharon Mountain began operation in 1750. By this time, an ?iron rush? materialized in the northwest corner. While local bloomery forges manufactured very good quality wrought iron, each had a maximum production capacity limited to about 400 ...
David Humphreys, Soldier, Statesman, and Agricultural Innovator
15 Nov 2024 at 4:32pm
During the Revolutionary War, Humphreys? military talents and patriotism won General George Washington?s friendship and respect. He enlisted in the 2nd Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army in July of 1776 and participated in the battles at Danbury and Sag Harbor, New York, in 1777.
William Douglas: A Colonial Hero?s Sacrifice
15 Nov 2024 at 4:25pm
Despite his intentions to return to military service in the spring, Douglas succumbed to illness on May 28, 1777, at the age of 35. By the time of his passing, most of the fortune he acquired as a merchant was gone. William Douglas was a successful merchant and military leader who settled in North Branford just prior to the Revolutionary War.
The Burning of Danbury - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
12 Nov 2024 at 7:53am
Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton). ?The Expedition Against Danbury.? In Battles of the United States, by Sea and Land: Embracing Those of the Revolutionary and Indian Wars, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, with Official Documents, 1:212?20. New York: Johnson, Fry, and Company, 1858. Link.
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) - Connecticut History
19 Nov 2024 at 7:09am
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) Nathan Hale was a Connecticut patriot and spy during the Revolutionary War. Born in Coventry in 1755, Hale attended Yale College before becoming a schoolteacher in East Haddam and New London. After the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord, Hale joined the Connecticut militia and then the Continental army?s ...
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19 Nov 2024 at 3:23pm
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) As one of the thirteen colonies, Connecticut and its people played instrumental roles during the American Revolution. Connecticut provided food, cannon, and other supplies to the Continental army. For these contributions, Connecticut earned its nickname, ?The Provision State.? Connecticut?s Governor, Jonathan Trumbull, was the only colonial governor to ...
Benedict Arnold Turns and Burns New London - Connecticut History
17 Nov 2024 at 3:15am
September 6, 2022 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary War, War and Defense, New London. By Edward Baker for Connecticut Explored. September 6, 1781 was a brutal and terrifying day for Connecticut citizens living on both sides of New London harbor, along the Thames River. On that day 1,700 British ...
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
13 Nov 2024 at 5:36am
May 16, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Crime and Punishment, Revolutionary War, The State Detail of Benjamin West?s The Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in Year 1783 seen in the background of West's portrait of John Eardley Wilmot - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) - Connecticut History
19 Nov 2024 at 3:27am
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) Israel Putnam, a patriot and Revolutionary War veteran, is most famous today for his bravery during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Originally from Massachusetts, a 22-year-old Putnam moved to what is now Pomfret in 1740. There, local residents credited him with crawling into a wolf den and killing the last known wolf in ...
Salisbury Iron Forged Early Industry - Connecticut History | a ...
19 Nov 2024 at 4:46am
In Salisbury another forge at the outlet of Twin Lakes opened in 1748, and another by John Gray on Sharon Mountain began operation in 1750. By this time, an ?iron rush? materialized in the northwest corner. While local bloomery forges manufactured very good quality wrought iron, each had a maximum production capacity limited to about 400 ...
David Humphreys, Soldier, Statesman, and Agricultural Innovator
15 Nov 2024 at 4:32pm
During the Revolutionary War, Humphreys? military talents and patriotism won General George Washington?s friendship and respect. He enlisted in the 2nd Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army in July of 1776 and participated in the battles at Danbury and Sag Harbor, New York, in 1777.
William Douglas: A Colonial Hero?s Sacrifice
15 Nov 2024 at 4:25pm
Despite his intentions to return to military service in the spring, Douglas succumbed to illness on May 28, 1777, at the age of 35. By the time of his passing, most of the fortune he acquired as a merchant was gone. William Douglas was a successful merchant and military leader who settled in North Branford just prior to the Revolutionary War.
The Burning of Danbury - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
12 Nov 2024 at 7:53am
Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton). ?The Expedition Against Danbury.? In Battles of the United States, by Sea and Land: Embracing Those of the Revolutionary and Indian Wars, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, with Official Documents, 1:212?20. New York: Johnson, Fry, and Company, 1858. Link.
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) - Connecticut History
19 Nov 2024 at 7:09am
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) Nathan Hale was a Connecticut patriot and spy during the Revolutionary War. Born in Coventry in 1755, Hale attended Yale College before becoming a schoolteacher in East Haddam and New London. After the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord, Hale joined the Connecticut militia and then the Continental army?s ...
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
