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William Ledyard, the Glossary

Lieutenant-Colonel William Ledyard (December 6, 1738 – September 6, 1781) was an American military officer who served in the Connecticut Militia in the Revolutionary War.^[1]

16 relations: American Revolutionary War, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Battle of Groton Heights, Benedict Arnold, Connecticut Military Department, Fort Griswold, Fort Trumbull, Groton, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730), John Ledyard, Ledyard, Connecticut, Major (rank), Moat, Sons of the American Revolution, Turn: Washington's Spies.
Connecticut militiamen in the American Revolution
Deaths by stabbing in Connecticut

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography

Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography is a six-volume collection of biographies of notable people involved in the history of the New World.

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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 Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Eyre.

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Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold (Brandt (1994), p. 4June 14, 1801) was an American-born military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. William Ledyard and Benedict Arnold are Connecticut militiamen in the American Revolution and people from colonial Connecticut.

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Connecticut Military Department

The Connecticut Military Department is a state agency of the government of Connecticut.

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Fort Griswold

Fort Griswold is a former American defensive fortification in Groton, Connecticut named after Deputy Governor Matthew Griswold.

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Fort Trumbull

Fort Trumbull is a fort near the mouth of the Thames River on Long Island Sound in New London, Connecticut, and named for Governor Jonathan Trumbull.

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Groton, Connecticut

Groton is a town in New London County, Connecticut located on the Thames River.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)

General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795.

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John Ledyard

John Ledyard (November 1751 – 10 January 1789) was an American explorer and adventurer. William Ledyard and John Ledyard are people from colonial Connecticut.

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Ledyard, Connecticut

Ledyard is a Town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, located along the Thames River.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence.

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Sons of the American Revolution

The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), formally the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR), is a federally chartered patriotic organization.

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Turn: Washington's Spies

Turn: Washington's Spies (originally titled Turn and stylized as TURИ: Washington's Spies) is an American period drama television series based on Alexander Rose's book Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2007), a history of the Culper Ring.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ledyard

Also known as Ledyard, William.