Revolutionary War - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
29 Mar 2025 at 6:15am
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
23 Mar 2025 at 8:03am
On that day 1,700 British, Hessian, and Loyalist troops, under the command of General Benedict Arnold, achieved the last British victory of the Revolutionary War, committing acts of urban terrorism and slaughter that would define those communities for years to come. ?Arnold?s Raid on New London,? as it was later called, had more to do ...
David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine
31 Mar 2025 at 6:49am
When the war ended?and with brother Ezra having died in 1786?David Bushnell left Connecticut and went to Warrenton, Georgia, with Yale classmate Abraham Baldwin. There, he taught at Franklin College and continued to work on delivery systems for underwater mines.
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) - Connecticut History
30 Mar 2025 at 5:34pm
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.
The Burning of Danbury - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
29 Mar 2025 at 5:18am
April 26, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Bethel, Benedict Arnold, Danbury, Revolutionary War, War and Defense, Ridgefield Detail from The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury , May 19, 1777
Soldier, Patriot, and Politician: The Life of Oliver Wolcott
23 Mar 2025 at 3:55pm
April 15, 2022 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Oliver Wolcott, Politics and Government, Revolutionary War, Litchfield "Res[idence] [of] Oliver Wolcott, South St., Litchfield County," wood engraving - New York Public Library Digital Collections, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs
Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s - Connecticut History
29 Mar 2025 at 4:42am
Revolution and the New Nation (1754?1820s) Connecticut played a vital role in the forging of our new nation politically, socially, economically, and militarily. Through a period characterized by conflict, Connecticut provided arms, food, and other provisions to undersupplied armies, as well as leadership in government. While largely spared from British occupation and major battles during
David Humphreys, Soldier, Statesman, and Agricultural Innovator
24 Mar 2025 at 11:25pm
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.
Nathan Hale Hanged in New York ? Today in History: September 22
27 Mar 2025 at 9:17am
On September 22, 1776, the British hanged Revolutionary War soldier Nathan Hale for spying. Born in Coventry in 1755, Hale attended Yale College and later became a schoolteacher. After hostilities erupted in Lexington and Concord in 1775, Hale joined a Connecticut militia and participated in the siege of Boston.
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
28 Mar 2025 at 3:46am
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.
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29 Mar 2025 at 6:15am
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
23 Mar 2025 at 8:03am
On that day 1,700 British, Hessian, and Loyalist troops, under the command of General Benedict Arnold, achieved the last British victory of the Revolutionary War, committing acts of urban terrorism and slaughter that would define those communities for years to come. ?Arnold?s Raid on New London,? as it was later called, had more to do ...
David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine
31 Mar 2025 at 6:49am
When the war ended?and with brother Ezra having died in 1786?David Bushnell left Connecticut and went to Warrenton, Georgia, with Yale classmate Abraham Baldwin. There, he taught at Franklin College and continued to work on delivery systems for underwater mines.
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) - Connecticut History
30 Mar 2025 at 5:34pm
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.
The Burning of Danbury - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
29 Mar 2025 at 5:18am
April 26, 2021 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Bethel, Benedict Arnold, Danbury, Revolutionary War, War and Defense, Ridgefield Detail from The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury , May 19, 1777
Soldier, Patriot, and Politician: The Life of Oliver Wolcott
23 Mar 2025 at 3:55pm
April 15, 2022 ? Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Oliver Wolcott, Politics and Government, Revolutionary War, Litchfield "Res[idence] [of] Oliver Wolcott, South St., Litchfield County," wood engraving - New York Public Library Digital Collections, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs
Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s - Connecticut History
29 Mar 2025 at 4:42am
Revolution and the New Nation (1754?1820s) Connecticut played a vital role in the forging of our new nation politically, socially, economically, and militarily. Through a period characterized by conflict, Connecticut provided arms, food, and other provisions to undersupplied armies, as well as leadership in government. While largely spared from British occupation and major battles during
David Humphreys, Soldier, Statesman, and Agricultural Innovator
24 Mar 2025 at 11:25pm
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.
Nathan Hale Hanged in New York ? Today in History: September 22
27 Mar 2025 at 9:17am
On September 22, 1776, the British hanged Revolutionary War soldier Nathan Hale for spying. Born in Coventry in 1755, Hale attended Yale College and later became a schoolteacher. After hostilities erupted in Lexington and Concord in 1775, Hale joined a Connecticut militia and participated in the siege of Boston.
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
28 Mar 2025 at 3:46am
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.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
