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Loyalist Raid of 1778 PA1180 Print E-mail

On Feb. 19, 1778, while the British occupied Philadelphia, some 40 armed Loyalists raided the tavern here. The fighting left 5 American soldiers dead, 4 wounded, 11 captured. Tailors here were making uniforms for use at Valley Forge, and 2000 yards of cloth were lost.
State & Mercer Streets, Newtown. Bucks County Pennsylvania.

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