Danbury

Connecticut Council of Safety Records: April-May 1777 — Connecticut State Archives

Official records of militia mobilization orders issued in response to the Danbury raid, documenting the rapid assembly of forces under Generals Arnold, Wooster, and Silliman.

Continental Congress Resolution on the Danbury Raid, May 1777 — Library of Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress

Congressional resolution acknowledging the destruction of the Danbury supply depot and authorizing replacement of lost materiel. Primary documentation of the raid's strategic impact on the American war effort.

Governor Jonathan Trumbull to Congress, April 27, 1777 — Connecticut State Library, Jonathan Trumbull Papers

Trumbull's official dispatch to the Continental Congress describing the Danbury raid in detail, including British force composition, supply losses, and the Ridgefield counter-attack led by Generals Wooster, Arnold, and Silliman.

History of Danbury, Conn., 1684-1896 — Burr Printing House (James Montgomery Bailey)

Comprehensive local history with detailed treatment of the April 1777 British raid and burning of Danbury, including contemporaneous accounts of supply losses and civilian experience.

Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center: The Danbury Raid Context — Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center

The Keeler Tavern in Ridgefield, with a British cannonball still embedded in a corner post, provides primary material evidence of the Danbury raid's Ridgefield phase. Museum collections include period documents.

Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered — New York University Press (James Kirby Martin)

Scholarly reexamination of Arnold's career with extended treatment of his heroic performance at the Battle of Ridgefield following the Danbury raid, which earned him promotion to Major General.

Danbury Museum and Historical Society: Revolutionary War Collections — Danbury Museum and Historical Society

Museum collections including artifacts from the 1777 British raid, period maps, and documents related to Danbury's role as a Continental Army supply center.

Logistics of the American Revolution: Supply Depots and Their Vulnerability — Journal of Military History

Academic analysis of Continental Army supply depot placement and the strategic significance of the Danbury depot destruction, which eliminated four thousand barrels of pork and two thousand bushels of grain.

Ridgefield Historical Society: Battle of Ridgefield Collection — Ridgefield Historical Society

Local historical society collections documenting the battle at Ridgefield during the British retreat from Danbury, including the mortal wounding of General David Wooster.

The Toll of Independence: Engagements and Battle Casualties of the American Revolution — University of Chicago Press (Howard H. Peckham, ed.)

Standard reference for battle casualties and engagement statistics. Provides verified figures for the Danbury-Ridgefield action, including British and American losses during the withdrawal.

Raid on Danbury -- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation

General reference entry covering the British supply raid and the subsequent Battle of Ridgefield. Narrative is accurate in outline; specific figures should be verified against Peckham and primary sources.

Visit Danbury: Revolutionary History — Danbury Chamber of Commerce

Tourism resources highlighting Danbury's Revolutionary War heritage, including the 1777 raid, the reconstructed Town Street, and annual commemorative events.