Battle for the Delaware: The Fort That Had to Fall
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Battle for the Delaware: The Fort That Had to Fall

15:14 Sep 23, 2025
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magine the most intense bombardment of the entire American Revolution. For six weeks, a few hundred American defenders inside a small mud fort held out against the full might of the British Royal Navy, enduring a storm of over 10,000 cannonballs.This is the forgotten story of the Siege of Fort Mifflin, a desperate battle to control the Delaware River Thanks to our monthly supporters Dan
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