Paoli

General Charles Grey's Orders and Report on the Paoli Night Attack — UK National Archives, War Office Papers

Grey's operational orders requiring troops to remove flints from muskets (earning him the nickname "No Flint" Grey) and his post-action report to Howe on the September 20-21, 1777 attack.

Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund: Archaeological Survey Report — Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Archaeological survey of the Paoli battlefield site identifying artifact distributions consistent with the night attack. Documents evidence for troop positions, the burial trench, and the physical landscape of 1777.

Pennsylvania Archives, Series 1, Vol. 5: Anthony Wayne Papers — Pennsylvania State Archives

State archival series including Wayne's correspondence before and after Paoli. Essential for understanding his defensive preparations and post-battle response.

Proceedings of a General Court Martial for the Trial of Major General Anthony Wayne — Continental Army Judge Advocate General

Wayne demanded a court martial to clear his name after accusations of negligence at Paoli. The trial records document the attack's tactical details and Wayne's dispositions, with testimony from survivors.

The Philadelphia Campaign, Vol. 1: Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia — Stackpole Books (Thomas McGuire)

Detailed military history covering the Paoli Massacre in its operational context. McGuire draws on British and American primary sources to reconstruct the night attack sequence by sequence.

Anthony Wayne: Soldier of the Early Republic — Indiana University Press (Paul David Nelson)

Standard scholarly biography of Wayne covering his command at Paoli, the court martial, and his subsequent determination to reclaim his military reputation.

Journal of Captain John André, 1777 — Tarrytown Historical Society (Henry Dawson, ed.)

André participated in the Paoli attack as a British officer and recorded his impressions in his journal. Provides the British professional-soldier perspective on the night bayonet attack.

Paoli Battlefield: Chester County Historical Documentation — Chester County Archives

County archival materials on the Paoli battle site, the monument erected in 1817, and local memory of the "massacre" in the decades after the war.

Battle of Paoli -- Wikipedia — Wikipedia

General reference overview of the September 1777 battle. Useful for orientation; should be verified against McGuire's operational history.

Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund — Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund

Advocacy and educational organization for the Paoli battlefield site. Provides accessible site history and visitor information.