Portal:Philadelphia/Did you know?/May 2011

Gen. Howe

… that the Mischianza was an elaborate fête given in honor of British General Sir William Howe in Philadelphia on May 18, 1778, thrown by his corps of officers, who put up a sum of 3,312 guineas to pay for it? The events included a regatta along the Delaware River, accompanied by three musical bands and a 17-gun salute by British warships, a procession, a tournament of jousting knights, and a ball and banquet with fireworks display.