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{{cquote|While returning to Connecticut, he passed through New York City, where General George Washington ordered the newly approved Declaration of Independence to be read to the troops, on July 9. That night, New York patriots pulled down the statue of [[King George III]], sending the head of the statue back to England in a display of rebellion. Wolcott placed the remaining pieces of the statue into a wagon and shipped it to his home in Litchfield, where it was melted down and made into bullets for the Revolutionary Army. According to one account, 42,000 bullets were made from this statue, to be fired at British troops.}}

{{cquote|While returning to Connecticut, he passed through New York City, where General George Washington ordered the newly approved Declaration of Independence to be read to the troops, on July 9. That night, New York patriots pulled down the statue of [[King George III]], sending the head of the statue back to England in a display of rebellion. Wolcott placed the remaining pieces of the statue into a wagon and shipped it to his home in Litchfield, where it was melted down and made into bullets for the Revolutionary Army. According to one account, 42,000 bullets were made from this statue, to be fired at British troops.}}

During the course of war, he would become Brigadier General of the entire Connecticut force,<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/signers/wolcott.htm Oliver Wolcott, USHistory.org]</ref> commanding fourteen regiments of the state militia for the defense of [[New York]]. Wolcott assisted General [[Horatio Gates]] in the memorable defeat of the [[British]] at the [[Battle of Saratoga]] army under General [[John Burgoyne]]. Wolcott served Congress until 1784 and then retired.

During the course of war, he would become Brigadier General of the entire Connecticut force,<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/signers/wolcott.htm Oliver Wolcott, USHistory.org]</ref> commanding fourteen regiments of the state militia for the defense of [[New York]]. Wolcott assisted General [[Horatio Gates]] and [[Benedict Arnold]] in the memorable defeat of the [[British]] army under General [[John Burgoyne]] at the [[Battle of Saratoga]]. Wolcott served Congress until 1784 and then retired.

==Death==

==Death==