On 23 April 1775, which is still celebrated in New Haven as Powder House Day, the Second Company, Governor's Foot Guard, of New Haven entered the struggle against the governing British parliament.
O 23 de abril de 1775, data que aínda se celebra en New Haven como o Powder House Day, a segunda compañía da Governor's Foot Guard de New Haven entrou en loita contra o parlamento británico gobernante.