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The Delaware Continentals

NC-161: originally installed in 2007. On December 9, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved that a body of troops be raised in Delaware “for the defense of American liberty.” Commanded by Colonel John Haslet, the Delaware Regiment consisted of more than 500 battle-ready troops when they marched northward to join the Continental Army in August 1776. […]