Just east of famed Longwood Gardens is a rather minor attraction, Brandywine Battlefield Park. We made it a quick trip, to plan a longer visit later. I composed a framing shot of the Visitors' Center and found that my camera's battery didn't have enough charge left to focus the shot. This turned into an even briefer trip. We took a quick look at the Ring and Gilpin houses and headed home.
This is the Benjamin Ring house (photo from a friend), Washington's headquarters during that part of September 1777. He was hoping to forestall a British advance on Philadelphia, and chose this farmhouse with its overlook of Chadd's Ford.Washington's forces were defeated September 11, 1777 (the original 9/11), and the British forces went on to ravage Philadelphia about two weeks later.
There is a re-enactment of portions of the battle over Labor Day weekend, just a month from now, an event I hope to attend. I'll make sure my camera's battery is fully charged!
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