EASTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS TRYON’S 1777 BURNING OF DANBURY

Tryon’s 1777 Burning of Danbury & the Battle of Ridgefield

Tryon's Raid 1777

 

Please join us in the main conference room at the Easton Public Library on Morehouse Road in Easton on Sunday, October 27th at 4:00 PM for a presentation by Ed Hynes on the 1777 Raid on Danbury and the subsequent Battle of Ridgefield. April of 1777 saw the only British forces pass through what is today’s Easton on their way to capture the Continental Armies storehouses in Danbury. Learn about the march and the confrontations between the opposing forces. Admission is free, however donations to the Historical Society of Easton are most appreciated

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