Burning of Fairfield (1779)

Burning of Fairfield
	Part of the American Revolutionary War and Tryon's raid
Date	July 7–8, 1779
Location	Fairfield, Connecticut ; Present-day Bridgeport, Connecticut ; Present-day Westport, Connecticut
Result	British tactical victory; Near total destruction of Fairfield
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Col. Samuel Whiting; Lt. Isaac Jarvis	Maj. Gen. William Tryon ; Brig. Gen. George Garth ; Cmdre. George Collier
Strength
4th Regiment of Connecticut Militia	800 (Tryon's initial force) ; 1,700 (Garth's reinforcements)
Casualties and losses
10 Killed; 2 Wounded; 6 Captured	11 Killed; 44 Wounded; 6 MIA

The Burning of Fairfield refers to the action of the American Revolutionary War at Fairfield, Connecticut on July 7, 1779 after a British landing force under the command of General William Tryon attacked the town, engaged and dispersed its militia forces, and burned down the vast majority of its buildings.^[2] Much of the action took place in areas that are now part of Bridgeport, Southport, and Westport.

^ Townshend, Charles Hervey (1879). The British Invasion of New Haven, Connecticut, Together With Some Account of Their Landing and Burning the Towns of Fairfield and Norwalk, July 1779. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. p. 103.
^ "Burning of Fairfield". Fairfield Museum and History Center.

[1] Townshend, Charles Hervey (1879). The British Invasion of New Haven, Connecticut, Together With Some Account of Their Landing and Burning the Towns of Fairfield and Norwalk, July 1779. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. p. 103.

[2] "Burning of Fairfield". Fairfield Museum and History Center.

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