Revolutionary War - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
31 Jan 2025 at 8:13am
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 ...
David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine
3 Feb 2025 at 1:50am
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
2 Feb 2025 at 1:54pm
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.
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
2 Feb 2025 at 10:44pm
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.
Benedict Arnold Turns and Burns New London - Connecticut History
2 Feb 2025 at 3:39am
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 ...
Ethan Allen Born ? Today in History: January 10
28 Jan 2025 at 1:46pm
On January 10, 1738, future hero of the Revolutionary War Ethan Allen was believed to have been born to a farming family in the frontier village of Litchfield, Connecticut. By his mid-20s, Allen had fought in the French and Indian War and settled in Salisbury, where he operated an iron forge.
Lemuel Haynes: America?s First Black Ordained Minister
1 Feb 2025 at 9:02am
This positive feedback inspired Haynes to begin a career in religion. At the time his indenture expired (in 1774) the American colonies seemed destined for war with Great Britain so Haynes put his theological dreams on hold and eventually became a minuteman in the Massachusetts militia in 1776. During this time, Haynes continued writing sermons.
Thomas Knowlton: A Small Town?s National Hero
28 Jan 2025 at 12:17am
Knowlton first saw military action when he enlisted as a private in Colonel Phineas Lyman?s Connecticut provincial regiment in 1757 during the Seven Years? War (also known as the French and Indian War). He fought in numerous important battles during the war, including the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1758.
Soldier, Patriot, and Politician: The Life of Oliver Wolcott
29 Jan 2025 at 10:17am
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
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) | Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
29 Jan 2025 at 9:05am
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 Seventh Connecticut ...
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31 Jan 2025 at 8:13am
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 ...
David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine
3 Feb 2025 at 1:50am
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
2 Feb 2025 at 1:54pm
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.
Connecticut?s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
2 Feb 2025 at 10:44pm
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.
Benedict Arnold Turns and Burns New London - Connecticut History
2 Feb 2025 at 3:39am
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 ...
Ethan Allen Born ? Today in History: January 10
28 Jan 2025 at 1:46pm
On January 10, 1738, future hero of the Revolutionary War Ethan Allen was believed to have been born to a farming family in the frontier village of Litchfield, Connecticut. By his mid-20s, Allen had fought in the French and Indian War and settled in Salisbury, where he operated an iron forge.
Lemuel Haynes: America?s First Black Ordained Minister
1 Feb 2025 at 9:02am
This positive feedback inspired Haynes to begin a career in religion. At the time his indenture expired (in 1774) the American colonies seemed destined for war with Great Britain so Haynes put his theological dreams on hold and eventually became a minuteman in the Massachusetts militia in 1776. During this time, Haynes continued writing sermons.
Thomas Knowlton: A Small Town?s National Hero
28 Jan 2025 at 12:17am
Knowlton first saw military action when he enlisted as a private in Colonel Phineas Lyman?s Connecticut provincial regiment in 1757 during the Seven Years? War (also known as the French and Indian War). He fought in numerous important battles during the war, including the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1758.
Soldier, Patriot, and Politician: The Life of Oliver Wolcott
29 Jan 2025 at 10:17am
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
Nathan Hale (1755-1776) | Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
29 Jan 2025 at 9:05am
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 Seventh Connecticut ...
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
