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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.
At the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces in Pennsylvania defeated the American Continental Army under General George Washington.
After taking the American capital, British General Sir William Howe positioned two brigades under General James Grant and a contingent of Hessians troops commanded by General Wilhelm von Kynphausen in Germantown. The British force in the village totaled 9,000 men.
Battle of Germantown, battle in the American Revolution, fought on October 4, 1777, an abortive attack by 11,000 American troops upon 9,000 British and Hessian regulars stationed at Germantown (now part of Philadelphia) under General Sir William Howe.
The battle at Germantown swirls around the Chew House at the center of the battlefield. Following defeats at Brandywine, Paoli, and the British capture of Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, George Washington attempted to gain the initiative.
The Battle of Germantown (4 October 1777) was a major battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in which General George Washington launched an unsuccessful assault on the British army garrisoned in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Battle Summary. British attack on the Chew House at Battle of Germantown. After defeating the Continental Army at the Battle of Brandywine about a month earlier, and the Battle of Paoli on September 20, General William Howe outmaneuvered General George Washington, seizing Philadelphia, the capital, on September 26.
Howe left a garrison of some 3,000 troops in Philadelphia, while moving the bulk of his force to Germantown, then an outlying community to the city. Learning of the division, Washington determined to engage the British.
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 took place on October 4, 1777 as the American Revolution entered its second year. There had been little to celebrate in terms of military success up until that point, although Washington had scored some minor successes, one of the most notable of which was his surprise victory in New Jersey at the Battle of Trenton.