Episode
Battle for the Delaware: The Fort That Had to Fall
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- History Distilled
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- Sep 23, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 914
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Summary
magine the most intense bombardment of the entire American Revolution. For six weeks, a few hundred American defenders inside a small mud fort held out against the full might of the British Royal Navy, enduring a storm of over 10,000 cannonballs. This is the forgotten story of the Siege of Fort Mifflin, a desperate battle to control the Delaware River Thanks to our monthly supporters Dan