Battle of Ridgefield Site

The town of Ridgefield, southwest of Danbury, was the scene of the April 27, 1777 battle in which Connecticut and New York militia under Benedict Arnold and David Wooster intercepted the British force withdrawing from Danbury. Arnold had a horse shot from under him; Wooster was mortally wounded. A historic cannon ball embedded in the Keeler Tavern's exterior wall survives from the battle. The site is about 12 miles from Danbury.