THE DANBURY RAID REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL
THE REVOLUTIONARY VILLAGE WHICH CENTERED ABOUT THIS GREEN WITH ITS STORES OF SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY WAS SACKED AND BURNED BY A FORCE OF TWO THOUSAND BRITISH APRIL 26, 1777. WARNED OF THE GATHERING MILITIA THE RAIDERS DEPARTED NEXT MORNING IN HASTE BUT WERE ATTACKED AND HARASSED BY THE RISING COLONIALS AND DRIVEN TO THE SHELTER OF THEIR BOATS ON THE SOUND.
THEY KINDLED A FIRE THAT BLAZED AT SARATOGA
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Details
Memorial Type:
Plaques On Stone
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
MICHAEL HERRICK
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