Burning of Fairfield (1779)

Burning of Fairfield
	Part of the American Revolutionary War and Tryon's raid
	; H.E. Major General William Tryon, former Governor of New York and commander of all British forces in Long Island during the revolution
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. Much of the action took place in areas that are now part of Bridgeport, Southport, and Westport.

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