Call to arms : the patriot militia in the 1777 British raid on Danbury, Connecticut

Call to arms : the patriot militia in the 1777 British raid on Danbury, Connecticut

Patriot militia in the 1777 British raid on Danbury, Connecticut

[North Haven, CT The author], 2015

xiv, 287 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.

974.69 D221 2015

(OCoLC)905545940

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-279) and index.|Contents: History of General William Tryon's April 1777 raid on Danbury, Connecticut -- Major General David Wooster -- The Ludington Regiment, Sybil Ludington and the Danbury Alarm -- The patriot soldiers killed in the Battle of Ridgefield -- Participant accounts of the battle -- American letters written during the battle -- Contemporary accounts of the battle by non-participants -- Five unsung American officers -- The "Paul Reveres" of Danbury Alarm -- Company and men in the Danbury Alarm.|Extensive rosters of 58 companies from towns in Connecticut and New York who participated in the skirmishes and raid on Danbury. The book includes a variety of accounts of events that took place from April 25 to 28, 1777. The accounts include pension applications, journals, letters, memoirs and contemporary newspaper accounts--Back cover.|L2021M82

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