Historedia
Person

Joseph Platt Cooke

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1777

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Platt Cooke, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Ridgefield

    1777

    Role: Colonel in the Connecticut state militia commanding forces at Danbury

    1. April 1777 · Connecticut ColonyBritish tactical success and galvanized Patriot resistance

      The British expedition was a tactical success, but the Patriot pursuit of the raid galvanized support in Connecticut.

    2. April 25, 1777 · Compo, Connecticut, landing siteBritish landing at Compo and march to Danbury

      Tryon's British force landed at Compo on April 25, 1777, and marched to Danbury, opening the Connecticut raid.

Sources

  1. Battle of Ridgefield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22