Colonel William Ledyard, merchant of Groton Bank, was not the master of his own destiny.
Ledyard may have been free to decide whether to refuse surrender and lose his life in the 1781 Battle of Groton.
Groton’s Congregational United First Church of Christ sits quietly on Monument Street, a very short walk from the gates of Fort Griswold. It exudes a peaceful countenance that, for 241 years, seems t.
The Battle of Groton Heights took place Sept. 6, 1781, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard. By his side was his freed servant, Jordan Freeman, who vowed to fight alongside him. It was he w.