Genealogy Projects tagged with Fort Griswold on the Geni Family Tree

American Revolution: Battle of Groton Heights and the Storming of Fort Griswold

The Battle of Groton Heights= The Battle 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 War fought on September 6, 1781 between a small Connecticut militia force led by Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard and the more numerous British forces led by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold and L...