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, …

George Washington, commanding an army of 8,000 Continentals and 3,000 militiamen, sensed an opportunity. He decided to attack and destroy the enemy detachment at Germantown using …

Battle of Germantown, battle in the American Revolution, fought on October 4, 1777, an abortive attack by 11,000 American troops upon 9,000 British and Hessian regulars stationed at …

The battle at Germantown swirls around the Chew House at the center of the battlefield. Following defeats at Brandywine, Paoli, and the British capture of Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, …

Nov 9, 2009 · At the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces in Pennsylvania defeated the American Continental Army under General George …

Feb 18, 2024 · The Battle of Germantown (4 October 1777) was a major battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775 to 1783) in which General George Washington launched an …

Nov 19, 2025 · The Battle of Germantown was fought between the United States and Great Britain on October 4, 1777, when American forces launched a surprise attack on the British …

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 …

The vanguard of Sullivan's column, upon Germantown Road, opened fire upon the British pickets on Mount Airy, just after sunrise at 5:00 AM. The British pickets fired their cannon in alarm, …

Following the British capture of Philadelphia after the Battle of Brandywine, Howe’s troops encamped in Germantown to the North of the city. The camp stretched in a line astride the …