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The siege of Fort Mifflin or the siege of Mud Island Fort, which took place from September 26 to November 16, 1777, saw British land batteries commanded by Captain John Montresor and a British naval squadron under Vice Admiral Lord Richard Howe attempt to capture an American fort in the Delaware River that was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith.
A 1777 British map of Fort Mifflin Military operations on the Delaware River in October and November, 1777 A 1777 Hessian map showing the campaign against Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer. Following the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin headed a committee to provide for the defense of the revolutionary capital of ...
English: A map of that part of Pennsylvania now the principle [sic] seat of war in America, wherein may be seen the situation of Philadelphia, Red Bank, Mud Island, & Germantown. Date 1777
A 1777 British operational map of Philadelphia, including detail of Fort Mifflin, showing the several works constructed by British troops, since its possession on 26 September 1777 and capture of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island on 16 November 1777 The March to Valley Forge, an 1883 portrait by William B. T. Trego Battle of Germantown snapshot
A 1777 Hessian map showing the military campaign against Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer (Redbank) British map of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River. Von Donop, whose attack had been repulsed at the Second Battle of Trenton, was eager to avenge what he considered to be a humiliation. He declared to his men: "Either that will be Fort Donop or I ...
When the Continental Congress met in York in 1777-78, the 64 delegates offered maybe 64 ways to build a fledgling nation. Congress in 1777 acted with urgency - America and their lives depended on ...
The Philadelphia Renaissance Faire is taking over the historic Fort Mifflin for three days of family-friendly adventure this Memorial Day Weekend. Philadelphia Renaissance Faire: Everything you ...
The fort was built in 1777 by Polish engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko under the command of George Washington. Along with Fort Mifflin on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River to its west, Fort Mercer was designed to block the British advance on the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia during the Philadelphia campaign.