David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle

E411569

The Battle of Ridgefield was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut, notable for a British raid on Danbury and the mortal wounding of General David Wooster during the American resistance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf person ⓘ
allegiance Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
United States ⓘ
burialPlace Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfBirth British America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1710-03-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1777-05-02 ⓘ
education Yale College ⓘ
familyName Wooster ⓘ
fullName David Wooster ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
honor City of Wooster, Ohio named after him ⓘ
linked to: Wooster, Ohio

Fort Wooster in New Haven named after him ⓘ
militaryBranch Continental Army ⓘ
militaryCommand Connecticut militia ⓘ
notableEvent mortally wounded at the Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ
notableFor defense of Connecticut during British raids in 1777 ⓘ
service as an American general in the Revolutionary War ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ
French and Indian War ⓘ
King George's War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stratford, Connecticut Colony ⓘ
placeOfDeath Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ
rank brigadier general ⓘ
major general of Connecticut militia ⓘ
religion Congregationalist ⓘ
residence New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
servedIn Provincial forces of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut militia
spouse Mary Clap Wooster ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Ridgefield → WoosterStatus → David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle ⓘ