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
ARP203 St Lucia and Dominica
ARP202 Cherry Valley Massacre
ARP201 Treason in Philadelphia
AR-SP09 Valcour, with Jack Kelly
ARP200 Culper Spy Ring
ARP199 Little Egg Harbor & Pulaski's Legion
ARP198 Raid on Old Tappan
ARP197 Cobleskill & German Flatts
ARP196 Rhode Island Campaign
ARP195 Courts Martial of Lee St Clair and Schuyler
ARP194 Battle of Ushant
ARP193 Silas Deane Hearings
AR-SP08 David Stewart: George Washington
ARP192 The Wyoming Valley Massacre
ARP191 Alligator Bridge
ARP190 French Arrive in America
ARP189 Battle of Monmouth
AR-SP07 Larry Kidder - Revolutionary Princeton
ARP188 Pursuit Across New Jersey
ARP187 Evacuation of Philadelphia
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