General David Wooster

(1710-1777)

  David Wooster was a General in the American Army during the Revolutionary War. When the British were burning Danbury, General Wooster marched from New Haven to Ridgefield and had a battle with General Tryon, the commander of the British troops. He won the fight and gave hope to the New England colonies.

After the battle near Danbury, the Patriots started winning the war. It was an important battle because the British never again went behind American lines. General Wooster was shot in the battle and soon died. Wooster Street and Wooster Cemetery in Danbury are named after General David Wooster.

 
More Information: General David Wooster from A Genealogy of the Woosters in America General David Wooster (Danbury Museum) British Raid on Danbury The Connecticut Guide - What To See And Where To Find It. Published by Emergency Relief Commission, 1935. A poem about General Wooster by Phyllis Wheatley in 1778 Wooster Monument on the Danbury Seal Wooster Commemorative Spoon http://web.cortland.edu/woosterk/Gen_David03.htmlhttp://www.danburyhistorical.org/Wooster.htmlhttp://www.skyweb.net/~channy/danraid.htmlhttp://web.cortland.edu/woosterk/wheatley.htmlhttp://web.cortland.edu/woosterk/cty_seal.htmlhttp://web.cortland.edu/woosterk/GenSpoon.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5

J. Kilcourse

revised 10/10/09

Photo courtesy of Danbury Museum