West Haven in New Haven County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Adjutant William Campbell

Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 6, 2010

1. Adjutant William Campbell Marker

Inscription. Adjutant William Campbell
Fell During the British Invasion Of
New Haven
July 5, 1779
Blessed Are The Merciful

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1918.

Location. 41° 17.593′ N, 72° 57.79′ W. Marker is in West Haven, Connecticut, in New Haven County. Marker is on Prudden Street, 0.1 miles north of Boston Post Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Haven CT 06516, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Allingtown World War I Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); VFW Post 1684 Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Defenders' Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Soldiers' Memorial (approx. one mile away); Knight Hospital Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); George Trevor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Robert Gardner Anderson Award (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Haven.

Regarding Adjutant William Campbell.
On July 5, 1779 the British invaded New Haven Harbor and came ashore in West Haven and East Haven. The main commercial street, Campbell Avenue, is named for British Adjutant William

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Campbell, at the time an Ensign in the Third Guards, who rescued the Reverend Noah Williston, the local Congregational minister and outspoken revolutionary, from being bayoneted by British and Jager troopers, after he broke his leg trying to escape his captors. Campbell then ordered the soldiers to help the minster back to the parsonage and had the regimental surgeon set his leg. Campbell is also credited with keeping the troops in reasonably good order during their march through the village and reportedly had two soldiers arrested after a local woman accused them of stealing her jewelry. Campbell was killed hours later a top Allingtown Hill on his way to New Haven by a local farmer-turned defender. Campbell is buried in the Allingtown section of town off of Prudden Street. An historical headstone marks Campbell's approximate gravesite and is maintained by the West Haven Historical Society. source: Visible Saints: A Colonial History of West Haven, 1648 - 1798 by historian Peter J. Malia.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 6, 2010

2. Adjutant William Campbell Marker

A Sign Marks the Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 6, 2010

3. A Sign Marks the Site

Burial Site of British Adjutant
William
Campbell
July 5, 1779

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,105 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.