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She had, in addi- tion, to maintain almost all the defense of her own borders, and that while Long Island Sound was under complete control of the enemy's ships. Her success in so doing almost stopped civilized life around the Sound. The Connecticut Tories were driven to Long Island, while the Long Island Whigs 312 CONNECTICUT. crossed into Connecticut ; and the waters of the Sound were harassed by almost continual skir- mishing. When the French forces were quartered within the State, her people... enjoyed a season of comparative tranquillity. When they were with- drawn for the march on Yorktown, which was planned by Washington and the French leaders in a meeting at Wethersfield, Arnold, now in the British service, made his raid on New London, and the State, as usual, was compelled to meet the shock almost unsupported, Arnold, a native of Norwich, knew the country around New London well, and its defenseless con- dition was no secret to him. Two small works had been thrown up, forts Trumbull and Gris- wold ; but the former was open at the rear, and had a garrison of but twenty-three men, who were ordered to retreat to the other fort at the approach of danger.
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