**Wilmington, Delaware, and the Revolutionary War: A City at the Crossroads of Independence**
PEOPLE
General Sir William Howe
British Commander-in-Chief in North America, Brandywine Campaign Commander
General George Washington
Commander-in-Chief, Continental Army, First President of the United States
Lord Charles Cornwallis
British General, Brandywine Flanking Column Commander
Marquis de Lafayette
French Volunteer Officer, Continental Army General
KEY EVENTS
STORIES
MODERN VOICE
The Mills That Fed the Army
When we talk about Brandywine, we talk about the battle — the flanking movement, the American retreat. What we rarely discuss is why the British needed to take this particular ground. The Brandywine ...
HISTORICAL VOICE
When Neutrality Failed
The Quaker community of the Brandywine Valley believed in neutrality. What the Revolution taught them was that neutrality, in a civil war, is itself a choice, and both sides will hold you accountable ...