The 54th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 39th Regiment of Foot to form the Dorsetshire Regiment in 188
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, founder of the regiment, by Thomas Gainsborough
The Groton Monument and national historic site occupies the location of the Battle of Groton Heights in September 1781
The fortifications at Alexandria shortly after the regiment's assault on Fort Marabout in August 1801 during French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Battle of Groton Heights
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The Battle of Groton Heights was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 6, 1781, between a small Connecticut militia force led by Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard and the mor
54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
…rebels, driving them, with "great alacrity and spirit" from Drummond Hill. The regiment went on to assault Fort Griswold in Groton, Connecticut, at the Battle of Groton Heights in September 1781. American sources later claimed that the battle resulted in almost 80 American soldiers being massacred by the British after the…
Fort Griswold on Groton Heights, across the Thames River from New London
The fort's reconstructed sally-port which is located on the south wall.
Plaque commemorating the death of British Major William Montgomery at Fort Griswold
The Groton Monument and national historic site is set on the place of battle