Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Battle of Fort Mifflin

On this day in 1777,

British forces on Province Island on the Delaware river outside of Philadelphia, begin a bombardment against a weak, land side of a fort located opposite of Fort Mercer on Port Island, between Hog Island and Mud Island. The bombardment lasted for about 2 weeks at the Battle of Fort Mifflin.
More Colonial Battles

No comments:

Post a Comment