Danbury Raid

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British military operation event in the American Revolutionary War military raid

The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.

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Label	Occurrences
Danbury Raid canonical	2
Tryon’s raid on Danbury	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military operation ⓘ event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military raid ⓘ
aftermath	Americans claimed a moral and political victory despite material losses ⓘ British forces withdrew to their ships after completing the raid ⓘ
belligerent	Connecticut militia ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ
cause	British attempt to punish Connecticut for support of the rebellion ⓘ British desire to disrupt American logistics in Connecticut ⓘ
combatantRole	British regulars ⓘ Connecticut militia ⓘ surface form: Connecticut militia units Loyalist troops ⓘ
commander	Benedict Arnold ⓘ David Wooster ⓘ Samuel Holden Parsons ⓘ Governor William Tryon ⓘ surface form: William Tryon
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
consequence	death of General David Wooster from wounds received in pursuit of the raiding force ⓘ destruction of large quantities of American military stores ⓘ elevation of Benedict Arnold’s reputation for bravery ⓘ increased American animosity toward Loyalists and British authorities ⓘ subsequent engagements at Ridgefield and along the British withdrawal route ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date	April 25–27, 1777 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
landingPoint	Compo Beach, present-day Westport, Connecticut ⓘ
location	Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairfield County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTheater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableFeature	American harassment of British column during withdrawal ⓘ destruction of food, ammunition, tents, and other military supplies ⓘ
objective	destruction of Continental Army supplies ⓘ
opponent	American militia under Benedict Arnold ⓘ American militia under David Wooster ⓘ American militia under Samuel Holden Parsons ⓘ
partOf	British operations in the New York and New England theater ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ British occupation of New York City ⓘ
result	British tactical success ⓘ
significance	demonstrated vulnerability of inland American supply depots ⓘ galvanized Connecticut support for the Patriot cause ⓘ
strategy	strike inland from Long Island Sound to destroy American depots ⓘ
target	Continental Army supply depot at Danbury ⓘ
troopStrength	about 2,000 British and Loyalist troops ⓘ several hundred American militia and Continental troops ⓘ
typeOfAction	amphibious landing followed by overland march ⓘ
year	1777 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Ridgefield → campaign → Danbury Raid ⓘ

American Revolutionary War raid on Danbury in 1777 → alsoKnownAs → Danbury Raid ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tryon’s raid on Danbury