User:DrStrangelove64/Sandbox/Articles/Pennsylvania in the American Revolution

Pennsylvania, like many other colonies, was involved with the war and developing problem of the American Revolution.

History

Philadelphia was the site of the Constitutional Convention. It also served as the capitol city for a while. Threats from Britain caused the country to relocate to Baltimore, Maryland. They returned to Philadelphia later and moved on later.

Fighting

A troop commanded by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne was surprised by a bayonet charge at Paoil, Pennsylvania. The massacre claimed more than 50 Americans and more than 100 were wounded. Gen. Washington kept his forces at Valley Forge near the Schuylkill River.

External links

• Bibliography of the Continental Army in Pennsylvania compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History