About this Event
Our guest speaker Michael C. Harris will give a presentation about The Battle for the Delaware, 1777 , based on his recent book The Fighting for Philadelphia: Forts Mercer and Mifflin, the Battle of Whitemarsh, and the Road to Valley Forge, October 5 – December 19, 1777.
In late July, 1777, General Sir William Howe’s army of British and Hessian soldiers manned a 265-ship armada from New York to capture Philadelphia, the colonial capital. After Howe defeated Washington’s army in the Battle of Brandywine in early September, the British seized Philadelphia. On October 4, Washington launched an initially successful surprise attack against the British garrison at Germantown which promised to lead to the recapture of Philadelphia but instead resulted in a British victory. A protracted and complex quasi-siege of the British garrison followed, with Washington trying to close the Delaware River and harass enemy foraging parties to starve out Howe’s command while the British tried to capture or neutralize the key American bastions of Forts Mercer and Mifflin and keep the river open. Mr. Harris’s book is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political, and tactical history of the complex operations sandwiched between Germantown and the arrival of the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Michael C. Harris is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and the American Military University. He has worked for the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at Brandywine Battlefield. He has conducted tours and staff rides of many East Coast battlefields. Michael is certified in secondary education and currently teaches in the Philadelphia region. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Michelle and son Nathanael. His first book, Brandywine, was awarded the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond Book Award in 2014.
The meal will be a buffet. Appetizers are boneless rib bites and pizza bites. A garden salad and bread will be served to our tables. Entrees: Chicken Marsala and Roast Beef. Side dishes: Penne pasta with Marinara sauce and Green Beans Italiano. Dessert: Cake. Includes beverages.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Giuseppe’s Pizza & Family Restaurant, 990 Second Street Pike, Richboro, United States
USD 35.98
