Post Views: 12,029 THE GRAND ALLIANCE BALL “The entertainment began with a discharge of 13 cannons at 4 o’clock in the afternoon” Sunday, February 18, 1779 , Pluckemin, New Jersey One of the most noted events in Pluckemin was The Grand Alliance Ball of 1779 in Pluckemin.(Sometimes spelled Pluckamin) General Washington and 400 others attended the celebration held on the grounds of the Boylan House in 1779. The ball celebrated the first anniversary of the alliance with France, which ended in victory for the allies at Yorktown. The ball was…
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