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By Theodore Corbett

notwithstanding New fort didn't see any battles throughout the American Revolution, it was once the Delaware's Colonial capital, and at it was once on the middle of the uprising within the kingdom. Its village eco-friendly, nonetheless current at the present time, served as a venue for early boards the place colonists aired their grievances with the British govt. notwithstanding it used to be thought of extra radical and susceptible in the direction of uprising than the remainder of Delaware, town was once additionally domestic to a large Loyalist neighborhood. while town used to be occupied via the British in 1777, Loyalists from different colonies flocked to the relative security of town. even if, after their departure, New fortress was once nonetheless stricken by "refugees" who have been primarily Loyalist privateers that preyed at the coastal groups of the Delaware Bay. Historian Ted Corbett charts the background of this neighborhood in its days best as much as the Revolution, during the clash and into the early years of the Republic whilst Delaware struggled to establish its new government.

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