The British marched through town and stopped to chat!
By Carolyn Roland- In Delaware and S. Chester County PA, Carolyn Roland, GRI, CRS
(Independent architectural histor'n)
Yesterday was the 242nd anniversary of the day the British and their Hessian mercenaries marched through Kennett Square, Pennsylvania on their way to meet General Washington's army ending up the next day on a farmer's field in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Last night, September 10, residents of the area around Kennett Square (which was little more than a wide spot in the road in 1777 and home to the Unicorn Tavern, now the oldest building in town) donned British uniforms with Quaker ladies peacefully looking on. They told stories of how the tavern was looted and the tavern keeper (far right in top photo) fretted the Philadelphia landlord would have his guts for garters for letting the looters in. General Knyphausen (dark blue uniform) proudly strutted around bragging about how his Germa...
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