Island. Connecticut Patriots captured a judge on Long Island in November 1779, who they exchanged for General Silliman in May 1780. Parsons organized another expedition across Long Island Sound in August 1777. This one, against a Loyalist outpost at Setauket, was unsuccessful. Colonel Meigs was rewarded by the Second Continental Congress with "an elegant sword". A stone commemorating the battle was placed on the site on May 23, 1902. See also Whaleboat War Notes References Southampton (town), New York East Hampton (town), New York Battles of the American Revolutionary War in New York (state) Connecticut in the American Revolution Battles involving Great Britain Battles involving the United States Guilford, Connecticut 1777 in Connecticut Conflicts in 1777 1777 in New York (state) Battles in the Northern Coastal theater of the American Revolutionary War after Saratoga