The Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783

Revolutionary War Battlefields in Connecticut

Connecticut accounts for 6 mapped Revolutionary War engagements, fought between 1777 and 1781, in the war's northern theater.

Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). Public domain.
6
Engagements
1777 to 1781
Years

Chronology

Revolutionary fighting in Connecticut spanned 1777 to 1781. Select a year for the engagements of that season nationwide.

2
1777
2
1779
2
1781

Where these engagements were fought

Select a marker to see the engagement and open its page. Larger red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary.

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Engagements in Connecticut.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Groton Heights1781British victoryTotal Losses: 145; 85 killed; 60 wounded (many mortally); He
Ridgefield (Compo Hill)1777American victoryUnited States: 20 killed; 80 wounded; Kingdom of Great Brita
Battle of Norwalk1779British victoryUnited States: Unknown; 20 killed, 96 wounded, 23 missing

Plus 3 further documented engagements in the Connecticut record.

All Northern Theater engagements

Battlefield locations and boundaries are compiled from public records, including the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain) and the American Revolution GIS work of Charles E. Frye (CC BY-SA 4.0).