American Revolutionary War raid on Danbury in 1777

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The American Revolutionary War raid on Danbury in 1777 was a British expedition into Connecticut that destroyed Continental Army supplies and spurred increased Patriot resistance in the region.

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instanceOf event of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Danbury Raid ⓘ
Tryon’s raid on Danbury ⓘ
linked to: Danbury Raid
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Connecticut militia ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
cause British desire to disrupt Continental Army logistics in New England ⓘ
combatant British regulars ⓘ
Connecticut militia forces ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut militia

Continental Army troops ⓘ
linked to: Continental Army

Loyalist troops ⓘ
commander Benedict Arnold ⓘ
David Wooster ⓘ
Gold Selleck Silliman ⓘ
William Tryon ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryInvolved Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
destroyed ammunition and gunpowder ⓘ
food stores ⓘ
rum and other provisions ⓘ
tents and other military equipment ⓘ
effect heightened anti-British sentiment in Connecticut ⓘ
increased prominence of Benedict Arnold as a Patriot military leader ⓘ
mobilization of additional Connecticut militia units ⓘ
endDate 1777-04-27 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ
involved burning of buildings in Danbury ⓘ
launchedFrom Long Island Sound ⓘ
location Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ
Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
objective destroy Continental Army supply depot at Danbury ⓘ
opposedBy local Patriot militia ⓘ
partOf New York and New England theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy British operations around New York City in 1776 ⓘ
primaryTarget Continental Army supply depot at Danbury ⓘ
result British tactical victory ⓘ
destruction of Continental Army supplies ⓘ
increased Patriot resistance in Connecticut ⓘ
significance demonstrated vulnerability of inland Patriot supply depots ⓘ
stimulated stronger defensive preparations in Connecticut and New England ⓘ
startDate 1777-04-25 ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
typeOfAction amphibious landing followed by overland march ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Danbury, Connecticut → historicalEvent → American Revolutionary War raid on Danbury in 1777 ⓘ