Young people's history of the American Revolution . the most ready of allto do cruel and evil deeds. The few militia at New London at first tried to make astand against their foes, but soon aware that they could donothing, they speedily abandoned Fort Trumbull (on theNew London side of the Thames) and crossed over to theGroton side to assist Colonel Ledyard in trying to holdFort Griswold, which was on that side of the river. Ar-nold was therefore left free to vent his ill-will on his old-time friends. Houses, stores, the vessels at the wharves,the entire town, were soon in flames, and it is sa
Young people's history of the American Revolution . the most ready of allto do cruel and evil deeds. The few militia at New London at first tried to make astand against their foes, but soon aware that they could donothing, they speedily abandoned Fort Trumbull (on theNew London side of the Thames) and crossed over to theGroton side to assist Colonel Ledyard in trying to holdFort Griswold, which was on that side of the river. Ar-nold was therefore left free to vent his ill-will on his old-time friends. Houses, stores, the vessels at the wharves,the entire town, were soon in flames, and it is said Arnoldwatched it rejoicing. The people were not permitted tosave even their furniture, and the redcoats plundered andpillaged on every side. All together it is said that thirty-one stores, sixty-five houses, eighteen shops, the court-house, jail, churches, and many other buildings weredestroyed. But alarm guns and the words of couriers were sum-moning the angry people of the region, and soon thesebecame so numerous that Arnold deemed it wise to. WASHINGTONS MARCH AND ARNOLDS RAID 375 return to the boats, though a number of his followers wereshot on the way. Arnold had ordered Colonel Eyre to seize Fort Griswold,so that any vessels trying to go up the river (fifteen didsucceed in escaping) might be seized or destroyed. WhenEyre demanded the surrender of the fort, Colonel Ledyardrefused, and then followed one of the most desperate strug-gles of the entire war. With guns, spears, and clubs, thelittle garrison kept off the attacking force of eight hun-dred. The British colonel fell, and the major, as he triedto enter the fort, was pierced by a spear (it is said a negrodid the deed). Two officers and 46 privates of the Britishhad been killed, and 8 officers and 139 men wounded, whenat last Colonel Ledyard decided that the only hope for hisbrave little garrison was in surrendering. Who commands this garrison ? shouted Major Brom-field (a Tory from New Jersey), as he led the redcoa
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