ARP160 Paoli Massacre & Fall of Philadelphia

<p>As the British Army plans its final assault on Philadelphia, the continentals leave an army in the British rear to harass them.  This army, led by General Anthony Wayne, took a position near Paoli Tavern.  A British force led by General Charles Grey attacked the continentals at night, using bayonets to dispatch the enemy silently.  Most of the Continentals fled into the dark woods.  </p> <p> </p> <p>Following the destruction of the army in their rear, the British crossed the Schuylkill river and took possession of Philadelphia.</p> <p> </p> <p>Visit my site at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2020/08/arp160-paoli-massacre.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.</p> <p>Book Recommendation of the Week: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0811733378/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=12336af4bf7897b33a50475c361f370d&language=en_US'>Battle of Paoli</a>, by Thomas J. McGuire (2006).</p> <p> </p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: Futhey, J. Smith “The Massacre of Paoli” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 1, no. 3, 1877, pp. 285–319: <a href='https://archive.org/details/jstor-20084293'>https://archive.org/details/jstor-20084293</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>