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Years: 1777 - 1777
October
The British, after taking Philadelphia, garrison about nine thousand troops in Germantown, five miles (eight kilometers) north of the city.
Washington launches an unsuccessful surprise attack on Germantown on October 4, then retreats to watch and wait for the British to counterattack.
Again, Howe does not follow up on his victory, leaving the American army intact and able to fight.
Meanwhile, the British need a supply route along the Delaware River to support their occupation of Philadelphia.
Washington launches an unsuccessful surprise attack on Germantown on October 4, then retreats to watch and wait for the British to counterattack.
Again, Howe does not follow up on his victory, leaving the American army intact and able to fight.
Meanwhile, the British need a supply route along the Delaware River to support their occupation of Philadelphia.
Locations
People
- Anthony Wayne
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
- George Washington
- John Sullivan
- Nathanael Greene
- Wilhelm von Knyphausen
- William Alexander, Lord Stirling
- William Howe
Groups
- Hessians
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- British people
- Americans
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
- New Jersey, State of (U.S.A.)
- New York, independent state of
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Philadelphia campaign
- Germantown, Battle of
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Years: 1777 - 1777
October
Locations
People
- Anthony Wayne
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
- George Washington
- John Sullivan
- Nathanael Greene
- Wilhelm von Knyphausen
- William Alexander, Lord Stirling
- William Howe
Groups
- Hessians
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- British people
- Americans
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
- New Jersey, State of (U.S.A.)
- New York, independent state of
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Philadelphia campaign
- Germantown, Battle of
Subjects
Regions
Subregions