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Historic Battlefields
The military struggle to achieve America’s independence took place throughout this region.
Washington Crossing Historic Park
tells the story of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day, 1776, and his dramatic victory over the British. The British counterattack and their occupation of Philadelphia is the subject of several historic sites.
On September 11, 1777, Washington endured his greatest defeat in the
Battle of Brandywine
, and he later failed to dislodge the enemy in the Battle of Germantown (
Cliveden
). Only the defense of Fort Mifflin and Washington’s retreat to
Valley Forge
in December, 1777, saved the American army. Their perseverance during that bitter winter, a strategic alliance with France, and Washington’s courageous leadership finally led to triumph at Yorktown in 1781.
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SPOTLIGHT
New Hall Military Museum
A history of America’s early aversion to, but respect for, military entanglements
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Fort Mifflin
The fort that withstood the greatest bombardment of the American Revolution
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Battleship New Jersey
Admiral “Bull” Halsey’s flagship and the nation’s most decorated battleship
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Brandywine Battlefield Park
The peacefully preserved remains of one of Washington’s few defeats
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Cliveden
The suburban scene of a bloody revolutionary battle
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Independence Seaport Museum
An interactive museum exploring Philadelphia’s maritime heritage
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Revolutionary Germantown Festival
A special day to discover America’s history along Germantown Avenue
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Philadelphia residence of the Revolutionary War’s Polish military engineer
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The David Library of the American Revolution
Revolutionary War documentation on sacred historical ground
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Valley Forge National Historical Park
General Washington’s Revolutionary War encampment, now the largest expanse of open space in any national park on the Eastern seaboard
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Washington Crossing Historic Park
Where Washington made his famous trip across the Delaware
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Waynesborough
Home of Revolutionary War’s General “Mad” Anthony Wayne
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