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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 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.
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
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 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 ...