BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T183317Z DTSTART:20250802T103000Z DTEND:20250802T113000Z UID:20250802T103000Z-20250802T113000Z-409@archives.delaware.gov SUMMARY:An “Unsurpassed Soldiery” - The Delaware Regiment During the A merican Revolution DESCRIPTION:During the American Revolution\, the Delaware Regiment est ablished a record for military discipline\, efficiency\, and dependabi lity on the battlefield. The regiment’s characteristics and prowess in combat in many ways reflect developments within the Continental Army as that force became the professionalized military organization Washin gton sought to create during the course of the war.\n\nWhile the conto urs of this regiment’s battle history are generally well-known\, other aspects of its history are not. Complex questions\, such as who were the men that composed the enlisted ranks\, who were the officers and w here did they come from\, how were the soldiers trained\, were there A frican-Americans\, Indians\, and women present\, how did these change over time (if they did at all)\, and how did Delaware veterans fare af ter the war\, remain unanswered.\n\nEmploying a deep social history ap proach\, ongoing research is attempting to answer those and other ques tions about the regiment’s history. This presentation will offer some of the findings of this study\, and will describe some of the distinct ive features of the Delaware Regiment and its service during America’s war for independence.\n\nPresented by Chuck Fithian X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

During the American Revolution\, the D elaware Regiment established a record for military discipline\, effici ency\, and dependability on the battlefield. The regiment’s characteri stics and prowess in combat in many ways reflect developments within t he Continental Army as that force became the professionalized military organization Washington sought to create during the course of the war .

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While the contours of this regiment’s battle history are gen erally well-known\, other aspects of its history are not. Complex ques tions\, such as who were the men that composed the enlisted ranks\, wh o were the officers and where did they come from\, how were the soldie rs trained\, were there African-Americans\, Indians\, and women presen t\, how did these change over time (if they did at all)\, and how did Delaware veterans fare after the war\, remain unanswered.

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Empl oying a deep social history approach\, ongoing research is attempting to answer those and other questions about the regiment’s history. This presentation will offer some of the findings of this study\, and will describe some of the distinctive features of the Delaware Regiment an d its service during America’s war for independence.

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Presented by Chuck Fithian

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