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    The Battle of Crooked Billet was a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on May 1, 1778 near the Crooked Billet Tavern...
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    The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington...
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    during 1777 in pursuit of British Troops. The Battle of Crooked Billet was fought in 1778. The year 1811 saw the construction of the Loller Academy, the...
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  • Militia on January 9, 1778. He commanded the American forces in the Battle of Crooked Billet. He was 59 years old when he died. Later, several communities were...
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  • Concord: The Battle heard round the world (1st ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-24574-5. Chidsey, Donald Barr (1966). The siege of Boston;...
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    John Graves Simcoe (category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for St Mawes)
    successful surprise attack (planned and executed by Simcoe) at the Battle of Crooked Billet. In 1778, Simcoe led an attack on Judge William Hancock's house...
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    The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown...
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    of land in the area from King Charles, II. It was the site of the Battle of Crooked Billet during the Revolutionary War, which resulted in a resounding...
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    1777) Valley Forge winter encampment of the Continental Army (December 1777 to June 1778) Battle of Crooked Billet (May 1, 1778) The Meschianza (May 18...
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    seeing more action at the Battle of Crooked Billet in May 1778, the Battle of Barren Hill later that month and the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. The...
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