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The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown , Pennsylvania , between the British Army led by Sir William Howe , and the American Continental Army under George Washington .
The Battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777 pitted a 9,000-man British army under General William Howe against an 11,000-strong American army commanded by General George Washington. After an initial advance, the American reserve allowed itself to be diverted by 120 British troops holding out in the Benjamin Chew House .
Battle of Thomas Creek: May 17, 1777: East Florida: British victory Meigs Raid: May 24, 1777: New York: American victory Battle of Short Hills: June 26, 1777: New Jersey: British victory Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: July 5–6, 1777: New York: British victory Battle of Hubbardton: July 7, 1777: Vermont: British victory Battle of Fort Ann: July 8 ...
Battle of Short Hills (June 26, 1777) Battle of Staten Island (August 22, 1777) Battle of Cooch's Bridge (September 3, 1777) Battle of Brandywine (September 11, 1777) Battle of the Clouds (September 16, 1777) Battle of Paoli (September 20, 1777) Siege of Fort Mifflin (September 26, 1777 – November 16, 1777) Battle of Germantown (October 4 ...
October 7 – American Revolution – Second Battle of Saratoga: Battle of Bemis Heights: British General John Burgoyne is defeated by American troops. October 16 – American Revolution: Burning of Kingston. October 17 – American Revolution – Battle of Saratoga: British General John Burgoyne surrenders to the American troops.
The 8th NC Regiment contributed significantly in the Revolutionary War. They marched poorly clothed and mostly barefoot nearly 500 miles to Philadelphia area. Most of the men from the 8th NC were killed or wounded storming the Crew of "Stone House" in the Battle of Germantown on 4 Oct 1777.[3] This battle served as a turning point for the ...
Hessians lost short, brutal battle About 2,000 Hessians attacked some 500 Americans at the fort, but the fight went disastrously for the Germans. Some 377 Hessians were killed or wounded in less ...
It was assigned to the North Carolina Brigade, an element of the Northern Department of the Continental Army, on 8 July 1777. Two companies started marching north in August 1777. They joined the North Carolina Brigade at the Battle of Brandywine Creek on 11 September 1777, and the Battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777, in Pennsylvania. The ...