# Battle for the Delaware: The Fort That Had to Fall

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Podcast: [History Distilled](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-distilled-6743970)
Published: 2025-09-23T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a186eb27
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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

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