An aerial view of Fort Mifflin, the battered little stronghold on the Delaware River that withstood one of the fiercest bombardments of the Revolution and bought George Washington the precious time he needed to save his army.
If you’ve ever flown into Philadelphia from the New Jersey side, you’ve passed right over one of the most dramatic and least-known battles of the American Revolution.
Fort Mifflin, now sitting directly beneath the landing pattern of jets heading into Philadelphia International Airport, looks quiet today…