On July 5, 1779, 2,600 loyalists and British regulars under General William Tryon, governor of New York, landed in New Haven Harbor and raided the 3,500-person town.
O 5 de xullo de 1779 2 600 leais e regulares británicos baixo o mando do xeneral William Tryon, gobernador de Nova York, desembarcaron no porto de New Haven e atacaron a cidade de 3 500 habitantes.