Battle dates

Soldiers Magazine, Dec, 2004 by Mark Regensburger

ON page 42 of the September issue the Revolutionary War attack of the submarine Turtle and the Battle of Brandywine were erroneously identified as occurring on Sept. 7, 1775.

The Turtle's (attempted) attack took place on Sept. 7, 1776, and the Battle of Brandywine was fought on Sept. 11, 1777.

In September 1775 the Continental Army was parked around Boston, hemming in General Gage's British forces. The U.S. Navy wasn't established until Nov. 28, 1775.

SFC Mark Regensburger

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