Revolutionary War - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) As one of the thirteen colonies, Connecticut and its people played instrumental roles during the American Revolution. Connecticut provided food, cannon, and …
Connecticut’s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution
May 16, 2021 • Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Crime and Punishment, Revolutionary War, The State Detail of Benjamin West’s The Reception of the American …
David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine
2022年10月17日 · When the war ended—and with brother Ezra having died in 1786—David Bushnell left Connecticut and went to Warrenton, Georgia, with Yale classmate Abraham …
Israel Putnam (1718-1790) - Connecticut History
Israel Putnam, a patriot and Revolutionary War veteran, is most famous today for his bravery during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Originally from Massachusetts, a 22-year-old Putnam moved …
Benedict Arnold Turns and Burns New London - Connecticut History
2022年9月6日 · On that day 1,700 British, Hessian, and Loyalist troops, under the command of General Benedict Arnold, achieved the last British victory of the Revolutionary War, committing …
Lemuel Haynes: America’s First Black Ordained Minister
2022年12月7日 · This positive feedback inspired Haynes to begin a career in religion. At the time his indenture expired (in 1774) the American colonies seemed destined for war with Great …
Ethan Allen Born – Today in History: January 10
On January 10, 1738, future hero of the Revolutionary War Ethan Allen was believed to have been born to a farming family in the frontier village of Litchfield, Connecticut. By his mid-20s, …
Thomas Knowlton: A Small Town’s National Hero
2020年9月16日 · Knowlton first saw military action when he enlisted as a private in Colonel Phineas Lyman’s Connecticut provincial regiment in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War (also …
Caleb Brewster and the Culper Spy Ring - Connecticut History
2020年8月26日 · New York City was a strong British base of operation during the war and the Culper Ring proved instrumental in securing information of vital importance to the revolutionary …
Black Loyalist Refugees: Toney Escapes During the Burning of …
2023年9月1日 · But it was the Revolutionary War and Enlightenment ideas which gave the cause of “freedom” the biggest boost. As Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of …