Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island (or Deep Water...
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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...
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Mifflin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mifflin may refer to: Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mifflin, Indiana Mifflin, Ohio Mifflin,...
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John Hazelwood (section Siege of Fort Mifflin)
Commodore during the Philadelphia campaign, he also became commander of Fort Mifflin while it was under siege by the British. Throughout the campaign Hazelwood...
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and Gov. Thomas Mifflin (1800). Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Mifflin, Pennsylvania Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Mifflin Cross Roads, Pennsylvania...
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Revolutionary War. The fort was built in 1777 by Polish engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko under the command of George Washington. Along with Fort Mifflin on the Pennsylvania...
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Battle of Red Bank (redirect from Battle of Fort Mercer)
Deptford Township and is now National Park, New Jersey. The second was Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, in the Delaware River just south of the Delaware River's...
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Simeon Thayer (section Fort Mifflin and other actions)
Siege of Fort Mifflin in the autumn of 1777. For the period of four days he commanded the garrison until he was compelled to evacuate the fort by the tremendous...
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Bibb Fort Bowyer Fort Carney Fort Claiborne Fort Condé, open to the public Fort Crawford Fort Dale Fort Decatur Fort Easley Fort Gaines Fort Glass Fort Hampton...
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prize money, carrying it to Philadelphia, arriving Fort Mifflin on 31 July. Montezuma departed Fort Mifflin on 4 August on her last voyage in the Navy. She...
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Marcus Hook, and a third line was nearer Philadelphia, guarded by Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer. Washington unsuccessfully attacked Germantown on October...
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Ligonier Fort Loudoun Fort Machault Fort McIntosh Fort Mifflin Fort Necessity Fort Piper Fort Pitt Fort Presque Isle Fort Prince George Fort Robert Smalls...
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ISBN 978-0-8050-6099-7. Roberts, Robert B. (1988). Encyclopedia of historic forts: the military, pioneer, and trading posts of the United States. New York...
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During the defense of Philadelphia, and following the destruction of Fort Mifflin on 15 November 1777, he was forced to burn Andrew Doria to prevent the...
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as the Battle of Brooklyn, the Battle of White Plains, the siege on Fort Mifflin and the Battle of Monmouth. He encamped at Valley Forge, witnessed John...
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Hammond to the Loyalists. It was used during the Battle of Red Bank and at Fort Mifflin under Lord Cornwallis. The fourth Hussar was the Massachusetts Navy's...
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given merchantmen sailing to that port. She headed home and was off Fort Mifflin by 23 May, 1799. Between cruises Capt. Thomas Baker became her captain...
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This became known as the "Hog Island" sandwich; hence, the "hoagie". Fort Mifflin Hog Islander Hog Island Cranes Netzlof, Robert T. (7 March 2001). "Corporate...
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York City in 1776 and Philadelphia in 1777. Even after the capture of Forts Mifflin and Mercer, which had previously prevented the resupply of British-occupied...
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Theatre in Savannah, Georgia April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 31 5 "Fort Mifflin" Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 32 6 "Missouri...
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prothonotary's office in an effort to manage a volunteer militia company at Fort Mifflin. Porter was admitted to the bar in 1813 and later appointed to attorney...
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the summer of 1777, the Continental Army's quartermaster general, Thomas Mifflin, decided to station a portion of the Continental Army's supplies in buildings...
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did not reach Fort Mifflin until October 19. With the British army closing in on Philadelphia, the small force had to reach Fort Mifflin by a circuitous...
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Philadelphia in June 1778. Two Revolutionary War battles, the Siege of Fort Mifflin, fought between September 26 and November 16, 1777, and the Battle of...
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attention to clearing the Delaware River of obstacles at Red Bank and Fort Mifflin. After unsuccessfully attempting to draw Washington into combat at White...
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Navy to take the forts in the October 20 to 22 Battle of Red Bank failed; a second attack captured Fort Mifflin on November 16, while Fort Mercer was abandoned...
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Gardner Swift mentions a fort on the "Pea Patch in Delaware River" among forts that are progressing nicely. The attack on Fort Mifflin during the Revolutionary...
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disenchanted group created the philanthropic "Society of Red Men" at historic Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia. The organization grew in the 1820s. Parallel lines of...
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Staten Island Cooch's Bridge Brandywine Clouds Paoli Germantown Red Bank Fort Mifflin Gloucester White Marsh Matson's Ford Valley Forge Conway Cabal Quinton's...
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Philadelphia were afraid that the British might attack the essentially unmanned Fort Mifflin, the secretary of the Young Men's Democratic Society called a meeting...
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