Capture of Fort Griswold

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The Capture of Fort Griswold was a 1781 Revolutionary War action in Groton, Connecticut, in which British forces stormed and seized the American fort, resulting in heavy Patriot casualties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath American garrison largely killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
Fort Griswold captured and American defenses at Groton Heights overrun ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
associatedWith Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ
Groton Heights Monument ⓘ
linked to: Groton Monument
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom

United States ⓘ
casualties heavy American casualties ⓘ
relatively light British casualties ⓘ
category Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Conflicts in 1781 ⓘ
History of Connecticut ⓘ
cause British attempt to divert American and French forces from operations around New York and Virginia ⓘ
combatantCommander Brigadier General Benedict Arnold ⓘ
linked to: Benedict Arnold

Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard ⓘ
commander Benedict Arnold ⓘ
William Ledyard ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1781-09-06 ⓘ
defensiveWork earthwork and stone fortification on Groton Heights ⓘ
forceStrength American garrison of several hundred militia ⓘ
British force of roughly several hundred regulars and Loyalists ⓘ
garrisonCommanderDeath William Ledyard killed after surrendering his sword ⓘ
historicalPeriod late stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
location Groton, Connecticut ⓘ
memorializedBy Groton Battle Monument ⓘ
linked to: Groton Monument
notableEvent killing of American defenders after the fort’s surrender ⓘ
storming of the fort by British troops ⓘ
objective destruction of American military stores at New London and Groton ⓘ
seizure of Fort Griswold ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
New York and New England campaign of 1781 ⓘ
place Fort Griswold ⓘ
relatedEvent British raid on New London (1781) ⓘ
relatedPlace New London, Connecticut ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance one of the last major British raids in New England during the war ⓘ
remembered for high Patriot casualties and alleged massacre after surrender ⓘ
tacticalOutcome British capture of fort but no major strategic change in war’s outcome ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
typeOfAction amphibious raid followed by land assault ⓘ
year 1781 ⓘ

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Battle of Groton Heights → objective → Capture of Fort Griswold ⓘ
Battle of Groton Heights → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Fort Griswold ⓘ
linked to: Capture of Fort Griswold
Battle of Groton Heights → alsoKnownAs → Massacre at Fort Griswold ⓘ
linked to: Capture of Fort Griswold
William Ledyard → partOf → defenders of Fort Griswold ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel William Ledyard
linked to: Capture of Fort Griswold
William Ledyard → battle → Battle of Fort Griswold ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel William Ledyard
linked to: Capture of Fort Griswold