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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 Paoli: September 21, 1777: Pennsylvania: British victory Siege of Fort Mifflin: September 26 – November 15, 1777: Pennsylvania: British victory Battle of Germantown: October 4, 1777: Pennsylvania: British victory Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery: October 6, 1777: New York: British victory 2nd Battle of Saratoga: October 7 ...
By 1777, he had been appointed a local brigadier general and commanded a brigade. General Agnew was engaged at the Battle of Long Island in 1776. In 1777, Agnew accompanied British forces under the command of General William Tryon and General William Erskine on an inland raid against Patriot supply depot in Danbury, Connecticut .
October 4 is the 277th day of the year ... in the Gregorian calendar; 88 days remain until the end of the year. Events ... 1777 – American Revolutionary War: ...
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 ...
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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.