On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at ... When the British tried to withdraw, they faced a two-hour battle before the British were able to advance. The British claimed ...

A May 1777 letter from George Washington ... to make for their destruction," Washington wrote. Washington’s letter also addressed the Battle of Danbury, where Gen. William Howe’s forces ...

George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the prospects of winning the Revolutionary War despite a recent defeat.