On This Day: The American Flag Was Flown in Battle for the First Time

During a 1777 skirmish in Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware, General William Maxwell ordered the flag be raised.

By Catherine Phelan | Published Sep 3, 2020
An American flag flies over George Washington and troops at the Battle of Yorktown
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