History Hour: The Heroes of Brandywine

Travis Shaw, the Director of Education for the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area, leads a discussion about the role of Piedmont soldiers in the 1777 Battle at Brandywine.

The year 1777 was a crucial year for General Washington and the Continental Army. As they faced down the British Army at the Battle of Brandywine, soldiers from Fauquier, Prince William, and Loudoun Counties, serving in the 3rd Virginia Continental Regiment, fought with vigor against an onslaught of British troops. This defiant stand helped win crucial time for Washington's army and may have saved the American cause. Shaw leads a discussion of these Piedmont soldiers and this climactic moment in the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign. 

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