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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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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Mifflin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mifflin may refer to: Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mifflin, Indiana Mifflin, Ohio Mifflin,...
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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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and Gov. Thomas Mifflin (1800). Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Mifflin, Pennsylvania Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Mifflin Cross Roads, Pennsylvania...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bell moved to Allentown Battle of Paoli Battle of Germantown Siege of Fort Mifflin Battle of White Marsh Battle of Matson's Ford Valley Forge 1778 Battle...
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other vessels in the bombardment. The British ships were engaged by Fort Mifflin and the Pennsylvania Navy, under the command of Commodore John Hazelwood...
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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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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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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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October 2–4 and 16–21, 1777 Siege of Fort Mifflin Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia site of the Siege of Fort Mifflin, which delayed the entry of the British...
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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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October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01) Locations Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Devil's Tree, Bernards Township, New...
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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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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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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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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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between Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer. Two other lines of chevaux-de-frise were also placed across the Delaware River at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania and Fort Billingsport...
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at the beginning of 1781. He was placed in charge during the Siege of Fort Mifflin in October 1777 but did not distinguish himself, committing an act of...
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