Fort Griswold is a former American defensive fortification in Groton, Connecticut named after Deputy Governor Matthew Griswold. The fort played a key role...
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Battle of Groton Heights (redirect from Fort Griswold massacre)
of Groton Heights (also known as the Battle of Fort Griswold, and occasionally called the Fort Griswold massacre) was a battle of the American Revolutionary...
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Griswold Street, Detroit, Michigan Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut Griswold Lake (Nevada) Griswold Creek, California Griswold Hills, California, United States...
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William Ledyard (section Fort Griswold)
he commanded Fort Griswold in Groton, Connecticut, which was attacked by British forces led by Benedict Arnold. In the battle, the fort was captured by...
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moved toward Fort Griswold in Groton, which was garrisoned by 164 American troops. The British sent a flag of surrender to Fort Griswold, but Ledyard...
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Avery House (Fort Collins, Colorado), a National Register of Historic Places listing in Larimer County, Colorado Avery House (Griswold, Connecticut)...
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New London, Connecticut (section Fort Trumbull)
from their march on Yorktown, Virginia. The main defensive fort for New London was Fort Griswold, located across the Thames River in Groton. It was well...
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Hull, Griswold ordered the erection of Fort Croghan, also known as Fort Nonsense, to protect livestock from raids by Native Americans. Griswold Street...
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The Groton Monument, sometimes called the Fort Griswold Monument, is a 135 feet (41 m) granite obelisk in Groton, Connecticut dedicated to the defenders...
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causing damage estimated at $500,000. They also attacked and captured Fort Griswold across the river in Groton, Connecticut, slaughtering the Americans...
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The Griswold family (/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld, -wəld/) is an American political family from Connecticut and New York of English descent. The family's fortune originates...
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historic forts overlook the mouth of the river at New London harbor, now Connecticut State Parks: Fort Griswold on the eastern Groton Heights, and Fort Trumbull...
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mouth of the Thames River and marched towards Fort Trumbull in New London and Fort Griswold in Groton. Fort Trumbull fell after slight resistance, but about...
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soldier who fought during the American Revolutionary War at the battle at Fort Griswold in Groton, Connecticut on September 6, 1781. After his commander, Colonel...
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Bibb Fort Bowyer Fort Carney Fort Claiborne Fort Condé, open to the public Fort Crawford Fort Dale Fort Decatur Fort Easley Fort Gaines Fort Glass Fort Hampton...
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Smith Fort Griswold Fort Nathan Hale Fort Trumbull Fort Casimir Fort Christina Fort Delaware Fort DuPont Fort Miles Fort Saulsbury Fort DeSoto Fort Eisenhower...
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colonel in the Connecticut militia (6 September 1781), surrendering Fort Griswold during the Battle of Groton Heights. The British officer to whom Ledyard...
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Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound (category Forts in Connecticut)
the fort's roof. The Groton Monument was built near Fort Griswold in 1825–1830 to commemorate the Revolutionary War battle's dead. Fort Griswold's water...
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Fort Griswold to the care of the state of Connecticut in 1902. A society was formed to preserve the site and the DAR developed a museum at the fort,...
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captured Fort Griswold, causing damage estimated at $500,000. British casualties were high; nearly one quarter of the force sent against Fort Griswold was...
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Griswold, Bert J. (1973). Fort Wayne, Gateway of the West. AMS Press. ISBN 0-404-07133-3. Griswold, Bert Joseph. The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne...
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Hopyard Dinosaur Eagle Landing Farm River Farmington Canal Fort Griswold Battlefield Fort Trumbull Gardner Lake Gay City George Dudley Seymour George...
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Hopyard Dinosaur Eagle Landing Farm River Farmington Canal Fort Griswold Battlefield Fort Trumbull Gardner Lake Gay City George Dudley Seymour George...
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