Thomas W. Knowlton (November 22, 1740 – September 16, 1776) was an American patriot who served in the French and Indian War and was a colonel during the American Revolution.

2015年8月25日 · This special force, soon to be called Knowlton’s Rangers, was named for its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton. This imposing Connecticut farmer, six feet tall, “erect and elegant in figure”, was a born leader.

2020年9月16日 · Thomas Knowlton is arguably Ashford’s most widely recognized war hero. His service during the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution are memorialized in a statue on the grounds of the State Capitol and in the dedication of Knowlton Memorial Hall in Ashford.

2021年9月2日 · Thomas Knowlton had suffered a mortal wound at the Battle of Harlem Heights on upper Manhattan Island on September 16 while leading his men during what proved to be a rare triumph in an otherwise dismal New York campaign for the Patriot cause.

Knowlton is described as being six feet high, erect and elegant in figure, and formed more for activity than strength. He had light complexion, dark hair, and eyes of deep spiritual beauty.

Born in 1740, Thomas Knowlton became issions before and during the French and Indian War. Following the war, he farmed and became prominent in civil affairs, but in 1774, he assumed command of a...

2024年11月17日 · This monument is erected in memory of Colonel Thomas Knowlton and his wife. That brave colonel, in defense of his country, fell in battle September 16, 1776, at Harlem …

2021年9月15日 · Thomas Knowlton was the first man charged with gathering intelligence in an official capacity for the Continental Army. Knowlton’s Rangers, who are often also considered …

2023年11月22日 · On this day in 1740, little-known Revolutionary War hero Thomas Knowlton is born. He’s been called “Connecticut’s Forgotten Hero” and a “father of American military intelligence.”

2014年5月4日 · In 1776, Washington selected Lt. Col. Thomas Knowlton as commander of the Continental Army's first intelligence unit, which would come to be known as "Knowlton's Rangers.”