Following the American loss at Brandywine, Congress reevaluates its officers. At the same time, Gen. Washington prepares to rally for the next confrontation.
The Continentals and British advance on each other near White Horse Tavern. As they prepare for a major battle, a terrible rain storm floods the field and damages most of the gunpowder. General Washington uses the opportunity to pull back across the Schuylkill river for a final defense of Philadelphia.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Philadelphia Campaign 1777-1778, by Stephen R. Taaffe.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Ecelbarger, Gary “Aggressive Minded Gamblers: Washington, Howe, and the Days between Battles, September 12-16, 1777, Journal of the American Revolution, March 10, 2020: https://allthingsliberty.com/2020/03/aggressive-minded-gamblers-washington-howe-and-the-days-between-battles-september-12-16-1777
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ARP220 Assault on Charleston
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ARP214 A Proposal to Arm Slaves
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ARP211 Winter At Middlebrook
ARP210 Fort Vincennes
ARP209 Arnold and the Radicals
ARP208 Fort Morris & Augusta
AR-SP11 Independence Day Live
ARP207 British Opposition & French Distraction
AR-SP10 Lindsay Chervinsky - The Cabinet
ARP206 George Washington in Philadelphia
ARP205 Congress Enters 1779
ARP204 British Capture Savannah
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