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Stonington in New London County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

The Defenders Of The Fort

 
 
The Defenders Of The Fort Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
1. The Defenders Of The Fort Monument
Inscription.
The
Defenders Of
The Fort
Aug. 10, 1814.
Geo. Howe Fellowes.
Who Nailed the Flag to the Mast.
Amos Denison, Jr.
Jere. Haley.
Simeon Haley.
Jere. Holmes.
Seth C. Leonard.
Asa Lee.
Thos. Wilcox.
William Potter.
Hotatio G. Lewis

( north face )
In Perpetuam Memoriam
These Two Guns
Of Eighteen
Pounds Caliber
Were Heroically
Used In Repelling
The Attack On
Stonington
Of The English
Naval Vessels
Ramilles 74 Guns
Pactolus 44
Nimrod 20
And The
Bomb Ship Terror
Aug. 10, 1814

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War of 1812.
 
Location. 41° 19.887′ N, 71° 54.376′ W. Marker is in Stonington, Connecticut, in New London County. Memorial is at the intersection of Water Street and Cannon Square, on the right when traveling south on Water Street. Located in Cannon Square Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stonington CT 06378, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thomas Howe House (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Railroad Operated in Connecticut (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. Silas Holmes House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Stonington Monument
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Stonington Land Battery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stonington Community Garden (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stonington.
 
Regarding The Defenders Of The Fort. During the War of 1812, between August 9 and 12, 1814, four British vessels, HMS Ramillies, HMS Pactolus, HMS Dispatch, and HMS Terror, under the command of Sir Thomas Hardy, appeared off Stonington harbor. The British demanded immediate surrender, but Stonington's citizens replied with a note that stated, "We shall defend the place to the last extremity; should it be destroyed, we shall perish in its ruins." The women and children fled inland, but the men stayed to defend their town.
For three days the Royal Navy pounded the town, but the only fatality was that of an elderly woman who was mortally ill. While many fires were started by shells and rockets, they were quickly put out and no buildings were destroyed. The townsmen located a supply of powder and shot, and using two cannons left from the Revolutionary War, fired
The Defenders Of The Fort Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
2. The Defenders Of The Fort Monument
( north face )
back at the British ships. The British, after suffering significant damage with many dead and wounded, sailed off on 12 August.
 
Also see . . .  The Defence of Stonington, by J. Hammond Trumbull, 1864 at Project Gutenberg. (Submitted on September 5, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
The Cannons From 1814 Face The Harbor image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
3. The Cannons From 1814 Face The Harbor
The Cannons From 1814 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
4. The Cannons From 1814
The Defenders Of The Fort Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2013
5. The Defenders Of The Fort Monument
The Defenders Of The Fort Marker (South Face) image. Click for full size.
September 15, 2018
6. The Defenders Of The Fort Marker (South Face)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 5, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   6. submitted on September 27, 2018.

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