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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 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 ...
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 .
October 4 to 8, 1777 The Army camps on the east side of the Perkiomen Creek, at Pennypacker Mills. [76] October 8 – Expenses paid "at Picaomin for necessaries used in the house–bread; potatoes–Milk–fouls–&c. & trouble" – £5. [77] Demolished in 1834. Frederick Wampole (Friedrick Wamboldt) House Detwiler Road, Towamencin Township ...
Bennington Battle Day is coming up on Friday, and that means free admission at six state-owned historic sites to honor the Revolutionary War defeat of the British that played out 247 years ago.
Explosion and destruction of HMS Augusta - an explosion that smashed windows in Philadelphia and was heard 30 miles (48 km) away (October 22, 1777) Battle of Germantown (October 4, 1777) Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union created (November 15, 1777) Battle of White Marsh (December 5–8, 1777) Battle of Matson's Ford (December 11, 1777)
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 ...
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