William Ledyard
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William Ledyard (December 6, 1738 – September 6, 1781) was a lieutenant colonel in the Connecticut militia who was killed during the American Revolutionary War. He commanded Fort Griswold in Groton and resisted the British forces during the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781. The British finally took the fort, and Ledyard surrendered—but the British officer took Ledyard's sword and used it to kill him in the very act of his surrender, then led the British forces to slaughter the surrendering Americans.
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William Ledyard
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William Ledyard
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William Ledyard
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Groton, Connecticut
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United States
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*American Revolutionary War
**Battle of Groton Heights
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1738-12-06
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Depiction of Ledyard on a memorial plaque at Fort Griswold
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1781-09-06
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Deborah Ledyard
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William Ledyard (December 6, 1738 – September 6, 1781) was a lieutenant colonel in the Connecticut militia who was killed during the American Revolutionary War. He commanded Fort Griswold in Groton and resisted the British forces during the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781. The British finally took the fort, and Ledyard surrendered—but the British officer took Ledyard's sword and used it to kill him in the very act of his surrender, then led the British forces to slaughter the surrendering Americans.
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John Ledyard, Esquire
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United States
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Fort Griswold