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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 .
2nd Battle of Saratoga: October 7, 1777: New York: American victory: Also called the Battle of Bemis Heights. British under Burgoyne driven back and forced to surrender 10 days later; American victory demonstrates to France that the Americans can win; Franco-American treaty follows in 1778. Battle of Red Bank: October 22, 1777: New Jersey ...
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 .
Companies of this unit were engaged in the following battles, sieges, and skirmishes: [1] June 28, 1776, Fort Moultrie #1 in South Carolina; September 1776, Florida Expedition; 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
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 ...
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, 1777) Battle of Red Bank (October 22 ...
October 20 – The 2nd Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 1st. October 22 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Red Bank. October 29 – John Hancock leaves as the fourth President of the Continental Congress. November 1 – Henry Laurens becomes the 5th President of the Continental Congress succeeding John Hancock.