paugatuck

Updated: May 6, 2025

Arnold was at length driven from the field after which he retreated to Paugatuck, about three miles east of Norwalk. At break of day next morning, after setting Ridgefield on fire, the British resumed their march. About 11 in the forenoon, April 28th , they were again met by Arnold, whose numbers increased during the day to rather more than 1,000 men, among whom were some Continental troops.

Benson John Lossing - Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2: Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched

Arnold was at length driven from the field; after which he retreated to Paugatuck, about three miles east of Norwalk. At break of day next morning, after setting Ridgefield on fire, the British resumed their march. About eleven in the forenoon, they were again met by Arnold, whose numbers increased during the day to rather more than one thousand men; among whom were some continental troops.

John Marshall - The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 : Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War : which Established the Independence of his Country and First : President of the United States