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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 .
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 ...
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 .
September 11, 1777, Battle of Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania; October 4, 1777, Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania; June 28, 1778, Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey; March 28 to May 12, 1780, Siege of Charleston 1780 in South Carolina; August 11, 1780, Little Lynches Creek (SC) (1 unit) in North Carolina
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 4 – Francis Nash, Continental Army brigadier general, mortally wounded at Battle of Germantown (born c.1742) October 7 – Simon Fraser, British Army general, killed in Battle of Bemis Heights (born 1729 in Scotland) November 10 – Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa), Shawnee chief, murdered (born c.1720)
The first annual commemoration of Independence Day happened on July 4, 1777, in Philadelphia. ... He even refused to attend 4th of July events because he felt so strongly about July 2nd being the ...
When it assembled at Middlebrook, New Jersey in late May, 1777, nine companies comprised the regiment, including one independent Continental company raised in Pennsylvania. [2] Spencer's Regiment was assigned to Brigadier General Thomas Conway 's 3rd Pennsylvania Brigade in late May 1777 [ 3 ] and was engaged at the Battle of Short Hills late ...