Keith Marshall Jones III
Author/historian Keith Marshall Jones III
works with historical societies and foundations
to produce lively, scrupulously researched, serious non-fiction narratives.
NEW! . . . . The definitive account of Connecticut’s largest inland battle in the War for Independence
Benedict Arnold, the Patriot Militia, and the Surprising Battle that Galvanized Revolutionary Connecticut
Ridgefield was where British Royal Governor of New York William Tryon’s vision for hegemony over Southwestern Connecticut came to die. More Redcoats were engaged than on Lexington Green, Concord Bridge – or Washington’s astonishing victoriess at Trenton and Princeton. Though British arms prevailed over stubborn militia resistance, General Arnold stopped Tryon’s army in its tracks and chased it to the sea, insuring lower Connecticut remained in the patriot fold. This fascinating telling lifts the engagement from overlooked episode in Tryon’s successful Danbury Raid to its rightful status as an important Revolutionary battle worthy of National Park Service (NPS) site designation.
“A captivating level of narrative from start to finish! There is much to learn, much to enjoy, and much to reflect upon . . . There are many reasons to believe that the author has again produced what will be the definitive account of the Battle of Ridgefield for many years to come”
Walter Woodward
Connecticut State Historian Emeritus
Keith Marshall Jones III is the author of JOHN LAURANCE, the Immigrant Founding Father America Never Knew; Congress as My Government, recipient of the American Philosophical Society’s John Frederick Lewis Prize 2020 “Publication of the Year.” Other books include Congress as My Government, the first complete account of Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall’s youthful service in George Washington’s Continental Army; Farmers Against the Crown; and The Farms of Farmingville,
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