Battle of the Clouds

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The Battle of the Clouds was an inconclusive 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in Pennsylvania between General George Washington’s Continental Army and British forces under General William Howe, aborted by a severe rainstorm that rendered both sides’ gunpowder unusable.

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Battle of the Clouds canonical 5
Battle of the Clouds Park 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War engagement ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Goshen ⓘ
Battle of White Horse Tavern ⓘ
americanForces Continental Army ⓘ
associatedWith British campaign to capture Philadelphia ⓘ
George Washington’s defense of Philadelphia ⓘ
belligerentSide Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
britishForces British Army ⓘ
campaignCommanderAmerican George Washington ⓘ
campaignCommanderBritish William Howe ⓘ
causeOfAbort severe rainstorm ⓘ
combatant Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
commander George Washington ⓘ
William Howe ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1777-09-16 ⓘ
effectOfWeather muskets and ammunition became ineffective ⓘ
engagementStatus inconclusive engagement ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Paoli ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
location Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
militaryCampaign Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
notableConsequence British continued advance toward Philadelphia ⓘ
Washington withdrew to avoid disadvantage in wet conditions ⓘ
notableFeature heavy rain rendered gunpowder unusable ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
primaryWeaponry artillery ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
strategicObjective to block British advance toward Philadelphia ⓘ
tacticalOutcome no decisive victory for either side ⓘ
theater Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement aborted battle ⓘ
weatherCondition torrential rain ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Brandywine → followedBy → Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasBattle → Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
Battle of Goshen → hasAlias → Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
Battle of Goshen → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania → contains → Battle of the Clouds Park ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Clouds