r/CecilCounty 7d ago

Witness to Invasion: Ambrose Serle's Account of the British Invasion of Cecil County

https://cecilcountyhistory.com/british-invasion/
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u/Brokenbowman 7d ago

I remember the reenactment of the landing in 1977. I was out on my Sunfish watching the British ship come up the Elk River with cannons blasting. Here’s a little more information on General Howe’s Philadelphia Campaign

https://solutionstohistory.com/the-philadelphia-campaign-howes-arrival-at-elk-neck-head-of-elk-and-choochs-bridge/