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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 ...
Battles of Saratoga; Part of the American Revolutionary War's Saratoga campaign: Surrender of General Burgoyne, an 1822 portrait by John Trumbull depicting John Burgoyne, a British Army general, surrendering to General Horatio Gates, who refused to take his sword.
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 "Battle of Saratoga" is often depicted as a single event, but it was actually a month-long series of maneuvers punctuated by two battles. At the beginning of September 1777, Burgoyne's army, now just over 7,000 strong, was located on the east bank of the Hudson.
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 ...
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 ...