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Critical Thinking, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) November 19, 2020 November 23, 2020

The Feint That Never Happened: Unheralded Turning Point of the Philadelphia Campaign

by Gary Ecelbarger

By noon on Saturday, September 20, 1777, Gen. William Howe watched his window of opportunity to cross the shallowing upper fords of the Philadelphia…

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Critical Thinking, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) March 10, 2020 March 9, 2020

Aggressive-Minded Gamblers: Washington, Howe, and the Days Between Battles, September 12–16, 1777

by Gary Ecelbarger

On Tuesday afternoon, September 16, 1777—five days after the Battle of Brandywine—George Washington and most of his 11,000-member Continental army stood atop the South…

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