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General Howe lands fifteen thousand troops in …
Years: 1777 - 1777
September
General Howe lands fifteen thousand troops in late August at the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay, about fifty-five miles (ninety kilometers) southwest of Philadelphia.
General Washington positions eleven thousand men between Howe and Philadelphia but is outflanked and driven back at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 and suffers over one thousand casualties, while the British lose about half that number, though Howe fails to follow-up on the victory and destroy Washington's army.
General Washington positions eleven thousand men between Howe and Philadelphia but is outflanked and driven back at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 and suffers over one thousand casualties, while the British lose about half that number, though Howe fails to follow-up on the victory and destroy Washington's army.
Locations
People
- Casimir Pulaski
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
- George Washington
- John Sullivan
- Moses Hazen
- Wilhelm von Knyphausen
- 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
- Brandywine, Battle of
- Cooch's Bridge, Battle of
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Years: 1777 - 1777
September
Locations
People
- Casimir Pulaski
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
- George Washington
- John Sullivan
- Moses Hazen
- Wilhelm von Knyphausen
- 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
- Brandywine, Battle of
- Cooch's Bridge, Battle of
Subjects
Regions
Subregions