Wilmington, DE
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Jacob Broom
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 ...
Modern Voices
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 ...
