On this day in 1778,
British forces from Philadelphia attempt to trap 2,200 Continentals defending Valley Forge led by Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette, through skillful maneuvering, avoids the entrapment and the destruction of his forces at The Battle of Barren Hill (now Lafayette Hill).
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British forces from Philadelphia attempt to trap 2,200 Continentals defending Valley Forge led by Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette, through skillful maneuvering, avoids the entrapment and the destruction of his forces at The Battle of Barren Hill (now Lafayette Hill).
More Colonial Battles
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