it would've been worn on the head of the hetian fusilier, driving washington's army back to new jersey and retreated into pennsylvania. could well have been worn in the actions right up to the crossing and the battles of trenton and princeton. then the soldier may well have been part of the garrison of new york. then a reinforcements into philadelphia in that winter of 1777-1778. that same winter, the american army, george washington's army was encamped about 20 miles west of philadelphia. british army had taken the rebel capital of philadelphia and was hoping to split off philadelphia and the northern colonies from the southern colonies and end the rebellion. washington's army marches into valley forge, about 20 miles west. in this is actually a painting will be very recognizable to people. probably one of the most iconic images of the american revolution. it was painted after the civil war. very evocative of the date december 19, 1777, as washington's army marches into its winter quarters of valley forge. and couple of the objects i have would have been witnesses to that winter encam

the hetian soldiers from one of several principalities in the german-speaking states of central europe. so this is a fusilier cap. this is an archaeological fargment.-- fragment. it was recovered from the delaware river near, if you've ever flown into philadelphia international airport, as you are landing, if you look at the river, there all the remnants of a bunch of barriers americans put there to keep the british from taking philadelphia in 1777. sat some point over the winter of 1777, a boatload of hetians got caught up and dumped into the river with their baggage. this cap was recovered during the first world war by a corps of engineers folks dredging the channel. so this is actually a brass gi lt metal pieces. this would've had a woold liner in the back. it would've been worn on the head of the heatian fusiliers -- -- a heatitian fusilier, driving washington's army back to new jersey and retreated into pennsylvania. could well have been worn in the actions right up to the crossing and the battles of trenton and princeton. then the soldier may well have been part of the garrison of new york. then a rein