Pamela R Winnick13 years ago The British did not occupy Philadelphia in 1776; they were in the process of invading NYC then. They did not arrive in Philly until late September 1777. Reply You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Your name Comment About text formats Plain text No HTML tags allowed. Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
The British did not occupy Philadelphia in 1776; they were in the process of invading NYC then. They did not arrive in Philly until late September 1777.