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The Dorr Rebellion (1841–1842) (also referred to as Dorr's Rebellion, Dorr's War or Dorr War) was an attempt by residents to force broader democracy in the state of Rhode Island. It was led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, who mobilized his followers to demand changes to the state's electoral rules. The state was still using its 1663 colonial charter ...
Thomas Wilson Dorr was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Sullivan and Lydia (Allen) Dorr. His father was a prosperous manufacturer and co-owner of Bernon Mill Village. Dorr's family occupied a good social position. He had sisters and other siblings. As a boy, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy.
In mid-May 1842, Dorr, believing himself to be the duly elected governor, took drastic steps to take control, including an attempt to seize the state arsenal by force of arms.
September 10 – Letitia Tyler, First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842 as wife of the 10th U.S. president, John Tyler (born 1790) October 2 – William Ellery Channing, Unitarian theologian and minister (born 1780) November 3 – Robert Smith, 6th United States Secretary of State (born 1757)
The company was inactivated when the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, was signed in early 1815. In 1834, a plot of land was donated to the company by Audley Clarke to build an armory. [3] During the Dorr War of 1842 to 1843, the company was one of several militia units to mobilize to suppress the rebellion against the government of Rhode ...
The history Infantry group participated in most American wars and armed conflicts including the War of 1812, The Dorr Rebellion of 1842, American Civil War (as Company 1, 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers), Spanish American War (1898), and World War I. In 1923 The Gloucester Light Infantry was reorganized as Battery F, 243rd Artillery. [2]
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
1839 – 1844 Regulator–Moderator War; 1840 Bellevue War; 1841 – 1842 Dorr Rebellion; 1842 Dawson Massacre; 1842 – 1843 Mier expedition; 1844 – 1850 Tutt–Everett War; May 6 – July 7, 1844 Philadelphia nativist riots; 1844 – 1846 Battle of Nauvoo; 1845 Milwaukee Bridge War; 1846 – 1887 California Indian Wars. 1846 – 1873 ...