Danbury Raid

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The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Danbury Raid canonical 2
Tryon’s raid on Danbury 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British military operation ⓘ
event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
aftermath Americans claimed a moral and political victory despite material losses ⓘ
British forces withdrew to their ships after completing the raid ⓘ
belligerent Connecticut militia ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
cause British attempt to punish Connecticut for support of the rebellion ⓘ
British desire to disrupt American logistics in Connecticut ⓘ
combatantRole British regulars ⓘ
Connecticut militia units ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut militia

Loyalist troops ⓘ
commander Benedict Arnold ⓘ
David Wooster ⓘ
Samuel Holden Parsons ⓘ
William Tryon ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
consequence death of General David Wooster from wounds received in pursuit of the raiding force ⓘ
destruction of large quantities of American military stores ⓘ
elevation of Benedict Arnold’s reputation for bravery ⓘ
increased American animosity toward Loyalists and British authorities ⓘ
subsequent engagements at Ridgefield and along the British withdrawal route ⓘ
country Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date April 25–27, 1777 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
landingPoint Compo Beach, present-day Westport, Connecticut ⓘ
location Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ
Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
militaryTheater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableFeature American harassment of British column during withdrawal ⓘ
destruction of food, ammunition, tents, and other military supplies ⓘ
objective destruction of Continental Army supplies ⓘ
opponent American militia under Benedict Arnold ⓘ
American militia under David Wooster ⓘ
American militia under Samuel Holden Parsons ⓘ
partOf British operations in the New York and New England theater ⓘ
region New England ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ
British occupation of New York City ⓘ
result British tactical success ⓘ
significance demonstrated vulnerability of inland American supply depots ⓘ
galvanized Connecticut support for the Patriot cause ⓘ
strategy strike inland from Long Island Sound to destroy American depots ⓘ
target Continental Army supply depot at Danbury ⓘ
troopStrength about 2,000 British and Loyalist troops ⓘ
several hundred American militia and Continental troops ⓘ
typeOfAction amphibious landing followed by overland march ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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

Battle of Ridgefield → campaign → Danbury Raid ⓘ
American Revolutionary War raid on Danbury in 1777 → alsoKnownAs → Tryon’s raid on Danbury ⓘ
linked to: Danbury Raid