British raid on New London, Connecticut

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battle of the American Revolutionary War military raid

The British raid on New London, Connecticut was a devastating 1781 Revolutionary War attack in which British forces under American turncoat Benedict Arnold burned much of the town and captured nearby Fort Griswold.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Benedict Arnold’s raid on New London	1
British raid on New London (1781)	1
British raid on New London and Groton	1
British raid on New London, Connecticut canonical	1
Burning of New London	1
Burning of New London in 1781	1
Destruction of New London, Connecticut	1
Massacre of American defenders after the surrender of Fort Griswold	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military raid ⓘ
action	British forces burned much of New London ⓘ British forces captured Fort Griswold ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	British attempt to divert American forces from other fronts ⓘ British desire to punish Connecticut for privateering against British shipping ⓘ
commander	Benedict Arnold ⓘ William Ledyard ⓘ
commemoratedBy	monuments at Groton Heights ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
consequence	destruction of large parts of New London ⓘ heavy American casualties at Fort Griswold ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1781-09-06 ⓘ
forceInvolved	British Army ⓘ Connecticut militia ⓘ Loyalist troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
legacy	remembered as a devastating attack on New London ⓘ
location	New London, Connecticut ⓘ
method	amphibious assault ⓘ
near	Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ surface form: Groton, Connecticut
notableCommanderRole	Benedict Arnold ⓘ surface form: Benedict Arnold led the British forces as an American turncoat
notableEvent	killing of surrendering American defenders at Fort Griswold is alleged in some accounts ⓘ
objective	destroy military stores in New London ⓘ disrupt American privateering and supply lines ⓘ
opponentCommander	Benedict Arnold ⓘ William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
relatedPlace	Fort Trumbull State Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Trumbull
result	British victory ⓘ
state	Connecticut ⓘ
target	Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Griswold New London harbor ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year	1781 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Benedict Arnold → commanded → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

New London, Connecticut → notableEvent → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burning of New London

Battle of Groton Heights → objective → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: Destruction of New London, Connecticut

Battle of Groton Heights → cause → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: British raid on New London and Groton

Battle of Groton Heights → notableEvent → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: Massacre of American defenders after the surrender of Fort Griswold

New London harbor → wasTargetOf → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benedict Arnold’s raid on New London

New London harbor → nearbyEvent → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burning of New London in 1781

Capture of Fort Griswold → relatedEvent → British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: British raid on New London (1781)