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is still visible, on the site, a reminder of the extensive early milling industry on the Brandywine. The Continental Army camped at the site for a few days before the
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returned to the campsite. These troops were stationed to prevent occupation of Wilmington by the British and to protect the flour mills on the Brandywine.
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in August 1777. On December 21, 1777, 1,500 Delaware and Maryland troops under the command of General
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Continental Army Encampment Site is located in Delaware
Continental Army Encampment Site is located in the United States
Wilmington, Delaware
39°45′28″N 75°33′22″W / 39.75778°N 75.55611°W / 39.75778; -75.55611
73000547
Wilmington
New Castle County, Delaware
Continental Army
Brandywine Creek
mill race
Battle of Brandywine
William Smallwood
National Register of Historic Places
Philadelphia portal
American Revolutionary War
List of American Revolutionary War battles


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Continental Army Encampment Site"
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