Danbury Begins Rebuilding

After the British withdrawal, Danbury's residents returned to find much of their town destroyed. The rebuilding process was slow, complicated by the ongoing war and the loss of supplies that had been intended for the Continental Army. Connecticut's legislature provided some relief, and neighboring communities contributed assistance.

The town eventually recovered, but the raid fundamentally changed Danbury's relationship to the war. What had been an interior supply depot, seemingly safe from British attack, had been shown to be vulnerable. The lesson was clear: nowhere in Connecticut was truly beyond the reach of British expeditionary forces.