BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260527T212327Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200802 UID:20200801T000000Z-20200801T235959Z-314@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 (Virtua l Program) DESCRIPTION:Live at 3pm\, Saturday August 1st\, 2020. \n\nPresenter: W ade P. Catts\n\nAlmost 250 years ago\, prior to the Battle of Brandywi ne\, the American and British armies maneuvered across a landscape fam iliar to many Delawareans and Pennsylvanians. Today a suburban and rur al landscape\, in the days before the battle\, this portion of New Cas tle County and neighboring Chester County was a landscape of conflict - a militarized landscape. This illustrated presentation will focus on the movements of both armies from the early morning hours of Septembe r 9 to the dawn of September 11\, 1777\, the day of the battle. Using new information uncovered by a recent study funded by the American Bat tlefield Protection Program\, historical archaeologist Wade P. Catts w ill explore the movements made by both the American and British forces to see which army would eventually triumph in what would be the large st battle of the American Revolution.\n\n \n\nPlease note that this ev ent is not occurring at The Delaware Public Archives.\n\nThis was prer ecorded for your safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and will be avail able on YouTube to view. Also\, please make sure to Subscribe to see o ur future uploads. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Live at 3pm\, Saturday August 1st\, 20 20. \;

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Presenter: Wade P. Catts

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Almost 250 years a go\, prior to the Battle of Brandywine\, the American and British armi es maneuvered across a landscape familiar to many Delawareans and Penn sylvanians. 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 presentation will focus on the movements of both armi es from the early morning hours of September 9 to the dawn of Septembe r 11\, 1777\, the day of the battle. Using new information uncovered b y a recent study funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program \, historical archaeologist Wade P. Catts will explore the movements m ade by both the American and British forces to see which army would ev entually triumph in what would be the largest battle of the American R evolution.

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

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Th is was prerecorded for your safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and will be available on YouTube to view. A lso\, please make sure to Subscribe to see our future uploads.

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