Battle of Groton Heights

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The Battle of Groton Heights was a 1781 Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut in which British forces led by the traitorous American general Benedict Arnold attacked and captured Fort Griswold, resulting in heavy American casualties.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Groton Heights (The Battle of Groton Heights was a 1781 Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut in which British forces led by the traitorous American general Benedict Arnold attacked and captured Fort Griswold, resulting in heavy American casualties.)

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Battle of Groton Heights canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
aftermath Destruction and burning of much of New London ⓘ
Strengthened American resentment toward Benedict Arnold ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Griswold ⓘ
Massacre at Fort Griswold ⓘ
associatedWith Benedict Arnold ⓘ
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ
belligerent British forces ⓘ
Connecticut militia ⓘ
casualtiesAmerican high ⓘ
casualtiesBritish significant ⓘ
cause British attempt to divert American forces from the Hudson River Valley ⓘ
British raid on New London and Groton ⓘ
combatant Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
commandedByAmerican Colonel William Ledyard ⓘ
commandedByBritish Benedict Arnold ⓘ
commander Benedict Arnold ⓘ
William Ledyard ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1781-09-06 ⓘ
geographicalFeature Thames River ⓘ
hasParticipant British regulars ⓘ
Connecticut state troops ⓘ
Loyalist troops ⓘ
local militia ⓘ
hasSiteToday Historic battlefield and fortifications at Fort Griswold ⓘ
involves Fort Griswold ⓘ
Fort Trumbull ⓘ
location Groton, Connecticut ⓘ
New London County, Connecticut ⓘ
memorial Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ
Groton Monument ⓘ
notableDeath William Ledyard ⓘ
notableEvent Massacre of American defenders after the surrender of Fort Griswold ⓘ
objective Capture of Fort Griswold ⓘ
Destruction of New London, Connecticut ⓘ
partOf New York and New England campaign of 1781 ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Yorktown (campaign context, diversionary raid before siege) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Yorktown
region New England ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance Noted for heavy American casualties after surrender ⓘ
One of the last major British raids in New England during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
state Connecticut ⓘ
year 1781 ⓘ

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Benedict Arnold → battle → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
New London, Connecticut → notableEvent → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
British raid on New London, Connecticut → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park → significantEvent → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park → commemorates → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
William Ledyard → hasPartIn → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
William Ledyard → killedIn → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
Capture of Fort Griswold → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
William Ledyard → battle → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel William Ledyard
Groton Monument → commemorates → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
Groton Monument → namedAfter → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
New London, Connecticut Colony → event → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
Groton, Connecticut → historicalEvent → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
Groton Heights battlefield → conflict → Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ