British raid on New London, Connecticut

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The British raid on New London, Connecticut was a devastating 1781 Revolutionary War attack in which British forces under American turncoat Benedict Arnold burned much of the town and captured nearby Fort Griswold.

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Generate an image of the British raid on New London, Connecticut (The British raid on New London, Connecticut was a devastating 1781 Revolutionary War attack in which British forces under American turncoat Benedict Arnold burned much of the town and captured nearby Fort Griswold.)

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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
action British forces burned much of New London ⓘ
British forces captured Fort Griswold ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
cause British attempt to divert American forces from other fronts ⓘ
British desire to punish Connecticut for privateering against British shipping ⓘ
commander Benedict Arnold ⓘ
William Ledyard ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments at Groton Heights ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
consequence destruction of large parts of New London ⓘ
heavy American casualties at Fort Griswold ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1781-09-06 ⓘ
forceInvolved British Army ⓘ
Connecticut militia ⓘ
Loyalist troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod late stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
legacy remembered as a devastating attack on New London ⓘ
location New London, Connecticut ⓘ
method amphibious assault ⓘ
near Groton, Connecticut ⓘ
notableCommanderRole Benedict Arnold led the British forces as an American turncoat ⓘ
linked to: Benedict Arnold
notableEvent killing of surrendering American defenders at Fort Griswold is alleged in some accounts ⓘ
objective destroy military stores in New London ⓘ
disrupt American privateering and supply lines ⓘ
opponentCommander Benedict Arnold ⓘ
William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
relatedPlace Fort Trumbull ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
state Connecticut ⓘ
target Fort Griswold ⓘ
New London harbor ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1781 ⓘ

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Benedict Arnold → commanded → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ
New London, Connecticut → notableEvent → Burning of New London ⓘ
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Battle of Groton Heights → objective → Destruction of New London, Connecticut ⓘ
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Battle of Groton Heights → cause → British raid on New London and Groton ⓘ
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Battle of Groton Heights → notableEvent → Massacre of American defenders after the surrender of Fort Griswold ⓘ
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New London harbor → wasTargetOf → Benedict Arnold’s raid on New London ⓘ
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New London harbor → nearbyEvent → Burning of New London in 1781 ⓘ
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Capture of Fort Griswold → relatedEvent → British raid on New London (1781) ⓘ
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Groton Heights battlefield → associatedWith → Benedict Arnold’s 1781 raid on New London and Groton ⓘ
linked to: British raid on New London, Connecticut