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Germantown, PA. Germantown | Oct 4, 1777 (March 2021) American Battlefield Trust. With the American capital in British hands, William Howe left a contingent of some 3,000 British soldiers in Philadelphia, and then moved the remainder of his army north of the city to Germantown, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Schuylkill River.
Historic map of the Battle of Germantown. George Washington attempted to attack a portion of the British army at Germantown. The ensuing battle was hard fought but ultimately an American defeat. Afterwards Washington marched his weary army to winter at Valley Forge. Image: Battles of the American Revolution, 1876.
American guns fire on the Chew House at the Battle of Germantown on 4th October 1777 in the American Revolutionary War. Sullivan’s brigade was attacked on both flanks, on his left by Grant with the British 5th and 55th Regiments of Foot, and on his right by Brigadier Grey. Sullivan’s brigade broke.
Washington and the Continental Army had suffered successive defeats at the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Paoli that left Philadelphia defenseless. After the seizure of the revolutionary capital by Charles Cornwallis on September 26, 1777, William Howe left 3,462 men to defend it and moved 9,728 [3] men to Germantown, 5 miles (8.0 km ...
The Battle of Germantown. In early October, Washington conceived a bold plan of attack on Howe's 9,000 troop garrison stationed in Germantown. It called for the simultaneous advance of four different units of troops — moving by night. At dawn, the four columns were to converge not far from General Howe's headquarters and catch the British by ...
The Battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777 pitted a 9,000-man British army under General William Howe, 5th Viscount 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 English soldiers holding out in the Benjamin Chew House .
The Battle of Germantown took place on October 4, 1777 as the American Revolution entered its second year. There had been little to celebrate in terms of military success up until that point, although Washington had scored some minor successes, one of the most notable of which was his surprise victory in New Jersey at the Battle of Trenton.
