This presentation will provide an overview of the major British military expeditions against Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War.
Topics will include the raid on Danbury in 1777, the 1779 Coastal Campaign, and the attack on New London and Groton in 1781.
Francis Michael Coan was born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut, where his family has resided since 1906. He holds a B.A. in Geography and M.A. in History from Central Connecticut State University and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Connecticut. Primarily a military historian, he wrote his dissertation on the origins and early history of the Connecticut National Guard and has published a number of encyclopedia entries and book reviews on military topics. Hired as an adjunct instructor in 1991, he taught history, geography, and American government at Tunxis Community College until his retirement in 2023. From 2007 through 2019, he chaired the Social Sciences and History Department at the college. He lives with his wife, Sally, and one regal but slightly spoiled purebred Norwegian Forest Cat rescue, Countess Mia Inga Theresa Skogkatt vom Kleinen Kastell.
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