David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle
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The Battle of Ridgefield was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut, notable for a British raid on Danbury and the mortal wounding of General David Wooster during the American resistance.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Thirteen Colonies
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| burialPlace | Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1710-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1777-05-02 ⓘ |
| education | Yale College ⓘ |
| familyName | Wooster ⓘ |
| fullName | David Wooster ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| honor |
Wooster, Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Wooster, Ohio named after him
Fort Wooster in New Haven named after him ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryCommand | Connecticut militia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mortally wounded at the Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Connecticut during British raids in 1777
ⓘ
service as an American general in the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Ridgefield
ⓘ
French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
King George's War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stratford, Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
Stratford, Connecticut Colony
|
| placeOfDeath | Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general of Connecticut militia ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| residence | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Connecticut militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Provincial forces of Connecticut
|
| spouse | Mary Clap Wooster ⓘ |
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