BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260518T151400Z DTSTART:20200801T150000Z DTEND:20200801T160000Z UID:20200801T150000Z-20200801T160000Z-300@archives.delaware.gov SUMMARY:“Left Newport … Before Daylight and March’d to Chads Ford”: Th e Landscape of Conflict before the Battle of Brandywine\, 1777 (Detail s Forthcoming) DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Wade P. Catts\n\nAlmost 250 years ago\, prior t o the Battle of Brandywine\, the American and British armies maneuvere d across a landscape familiar to many Delawareans and Pennsylvanians. Today a suburban and rural landscape\, in the days before the battle\, this portion of New Castle County and neighboring Chester County was a landscape of conflict - a militarized landscape. This illustrated pr esentation will focus on the movements of both armies from the early m orning hours of September 9 to the dawn of September 11\, 1777\, the d ay of the battle. Using new information uncovered by a recent study fu nded by the American Battlefield Protection Program\, historical archa eologist Wade P. Catts will explore the movements made by both the Ame rican and British forces to see which army would eventually triumph in what would be the largest battle of the American Revolution.\n\n \n\n Please note that this event is not occurring at The Delaware Public Ar chives.\n\nThis was prerecorded for your safety during the COVID-19 pa ndemic and will be available on YouTube to view. Also\, please make su re to Subscribe to see our future uploads. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Presenter: Wade P. Catts

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Almos t 250 years ago\, prior to the Battle of Brandywine\, the American and British armies maneuvered across a landscape familiar to many Delawar eans and Pennsylvanians. Today a suburban and rural landscape\, in the days before the battle\, this portion of New Castle County and neighb oring Chester County was a landscape of conflict –\; a militarize d landscape. This illustrated presentation will focus on the movements of both armies from the early morning hours of September 9 to the daw n of September 11\, 1777\, the day of the battle. Using new informatio n uncovered by a recent study funded by the American Battlefield Prote ction Program\, historical archaeologist Wade P. Catts will explore th e movements made by both the American and British forces to see which army would eventually triumph in what would be the largest battle of t he American Revolution.

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Please note th at this event is not occurring at The Delaware Public Archives.

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This was prerecorded for your safety during the COVID-19 pa ndemic and will be available on YouTube t o view. Also\, please make sure to Subscribe to see our future uplo ads.

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