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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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New Hall Military Museum

A history of America’s early aversion to, but respect for, military entanglements

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

Philadelphia residence of the Revolutionary War’s Polish military engineer

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Battleship New Jersey

Admiral “Bull” Halsey’s flagship and the nation’s most decorated battleship

Brandywine Battlefield Park

The peacefully preserved remains of one of Washington’s few defeats

The suburban scene of a bloody revolutionary battle

The fort that withstood the greatest bombardment of the American Revolution

Independence Seaport Museum

An interactive museum exploring Philadelphia’s maritime heritage

Revolutionary Germantown Festival

A special day to discover America’s history along Germantown Avenue

The David Library of the American Revolution

Revolutionary War documentation on sacred historical ground

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

Washington Crossing Historic Park

Where Washington made his famous trip across the Delaware

Home of Revolutionary War’s General “Mad” Anthony Wayne