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The Philadelphia Campaign – Battle of Cooch’s Bridge

NC-182: originally installed in 2008. In August 1777, British forces under the command of General William Howe landed at the Head of Maryland’s Elk River. Their goal was the capture of Philadelphia, the capital of the young republic. On September 3, advancing troops were engaged by an American force under the command of General William […]