The British Capture Philadelphia (Part 2)

This week, we take a look at the Continental Navy’s attempt to take back Philadelphia. We'll also explore the British attacks on Fort Billingsport, Fort Mifflin, and Fort Mercer. Towards the end of the episode, we take a trip across the pond and see the Marines and sailors in action in European waters.

References

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

• Franklin Papers

• Huffman, John Michael. 2013. Americans on Paper: Identity and Identification in the American Revolution. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.

• Munn, D. C. (1941). Battles and skirmishes of the american revolution in New Jersey. Retrieved from https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/battles.pdf

• Naval Documents of the American Revolution

• Silverstone, P. H. (2006). The sailing navy: 1775-1854. New York: Routledge.

• Smith, C. R., & Waterhouse, C. H. (1975). Marines in the Revolution: a history of the Continental Marines in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. Washington: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.

• Walker, P. K. (2002). Engineers of independence: a documentary history of the Army engineers in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. Honolulu, HI: University Press of the Pacific.