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DSPA-Hale Byrnes' mission is to protect, preserve, and promote the buildings and grounds of the historic Hale-Byrnes House, an 18th century Quaker farmstead through solid scholarship and public programs.

03/05/2026

In Boston on this date in 1770 - a mob of angry colonists estimated at 300 - 400 gathered at the Customs House. The colonists were protesting taxation measures passed by the British parliament without American representation. Nine British soldiers fired into the crowd killing five colonists. These deaths are sometimes regarded as the first fatalities of the American Revolution. Represented by future US President John Adams, six of the soldiers were acquitted; the other two were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to branding on the thumb, according to the law at that time. The event was subsequently described as "a massacre" by Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and other leading Patriots.

01/03/2026

249 years ago on this date - January 3, 1777 - the Battle of Princeton was fought. It was a decisive American victory where George Washington's Continental Army outmaneuvered and defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey, boosting Patriot morale and forcing the British to withdraw from most of New Jersey. Washington's forces circled around the British rear, attacking a vulnerable garrison under Lt. Col. Mawhood, with key engagements at Stony Brook and Nassau Hall, securing momentum for the American cause.

12/17/2025

Thursday, Dec. 18, 1:00 pm EST

The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, as part of their SHEAR Tea Time seres, will be discussing Ken Burns’s The American Revolution. Note: You Have To Register In Advance To Be Able To View This. To Register, go to:

https://butleru.zoom.us/meeting/register/vq3WtT32SdKtkkaRiZd3oA

12/05/2025

From December 5 to December 8, 1777, the Battle of White Marsh, part of the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought in the area surrounding Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. The battle, which took the form of a series of skirmish actions, was the last major engagement of 1777 between British and American forces. Once the British returned to Philadelphia, George Washington was able to march his troops to winter quarters at Valley Forge.

12/04/2025

On December 4, 1777 news of the Continental Army's victory over the British at Saratoga reached France. The decisive American victory is considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War as France officially recognized the United States as an independent nation on December 17.

12/03/2025

Ken Burns' new documentary on the American Revolution had generated a lot o conversation around the country. Some folks are raving about it while others are disappointed. For example, John Dickinson, author of "Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer", drafted most of the 1774 Petition to the King, and then, as a member of the Second Continental Congress, wrote the Olive Branch Petition in 1775. Yet he is completely omitted from the documentary. What are your thoughts on Dickinson's omission from the Documentary?

10/17/2025

Two important events occurred on October 19 in Revolutionary War History:

1. In 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to Horatio Gates at Saratoga, New York. This was the first large-scale surrender of British forces in the Revolutionary War.

2. In 1781, George Washington accepted British General Charles Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown, VA. This event effectively ended the fighting in America's War for Independence. The official surrender ceremony took place on October 19th.

10/05/2025

HALE-BYRNES HOUSE CORDIALLY INVITES YOU
TO OUR AMERICAN REVOLUTION ROUND TABLE
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 2025. 7:00-9:00 P.M.

He will be speaking about his new book, "Fighting for Philadelphia: Forts Mercer and Mifflin, the Battle of Whitemarsh, and the Road to Valley Forge, October 5-December 19, 1777 | $5 at the door includes coffee and refreshments. Well behaved children are always welcome.hia

Michael C. Harris is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and the American Military University. He has worked for the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at Brandywine Battlefield. Mike has conducted tours and staff rides of many of the East Coast battlefields and is certified and currently teaches in the Philadelphia region. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Michelle and son Nathanael. His first book, Brandywine, was awarded The American Revolution Round Table of Richmond Book Award in 2014.

09/11/2025

On this date: September 11, 1777 - Shortly after the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, General George Washington held a council of war at the Hale Byrnes House on September 6, 1777. 5 days later on September 11, 1777 the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, and the British Army, led by General Sir William Howe fought met near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania which is now know as the Battle of the Brandywine. More troops fought at Brandywine than at any other battle of the American Revolution.

08/07/2025

August 7, 1782 - In Newburgh, NY, General George Washington created the "Badge of Military Merit." It was the first military decoration awarded to enlisted soldiers in the Continental Army. It was a purple, heart-shaped badge meant to recognize acts of unusual gallantry, fidelity, and essential service. On Washington's 200th birthday (February 22, 1932) the U.S. War Department announced the creation of the "Order of the Purple Heart."

07/16/2025

July 16, 1779 - During this American Revolutionary War battle, Continental Army troops, led by Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, launched a daring and successful night attack against British forces, resulting in an American victory. In this action he earned the moniker "Mad" Anthony Wayne.

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606 Stanton Christiana Road
Newark, DE
19713

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https://www.halebyrnes.org/index.html

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