Battle of White Marsh

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The Battle of White Marsh was a late-1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which General George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British probing attacks near Philadelphia before going into winter quarters at Valley Forge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ
Battle of White Marsh or Edge Hill ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaignTheater Middle Colonies ⓘ
combatant Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
commander Anthony Wayne ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
James Grant ⓘ
John Sullivan ⓘ
Nathanael Greene ⓘ
William Howe ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1777-12-05 ⓘ
endDate 1777-12-08 ⓘ
followedBy Valley Forge winter quarters ⓘ
encampment at Valley Forge ⓘ
geographicFeature took place around high ground near White Marsh ⓘ
hasAftermath British forces returned to Philadelphia after failing to draw Washington into a general engagement ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era ⓘ
involves Hessian auxiliary troops on the British side ⓘ
location White Marsh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
militaryFront Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
near Philadelphia ⓘ
notableConsequence confirmed strength of American defensive position ⓘ
encouraged Washington to move to winter quarters at Valley Forge ⓘ
outcome no decisive breakthrough for British forces ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Germantown ⓘ
primaryOpposingForces Continental Army vs British Army and Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
result American defensive success ⓘ
British probing attacks repelled ⓘ
sideStrength British and Hessian forces approximately 14,000 troops ⓘ
Continental Army approximately 14,000 troops ⓘ
startDate 1777-12-05 ⓘ
strategicObjective test and probe American positions near Philadelphia ⓘ
tacticalNature series of British reconnaissance-in-force and probing attacks ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Battle of Germantown → followedBy → Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasBattle → Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
Battle of White Marsh → alsoKnownAs → Battle of White Marsh or Edge Hill ⓘ
linked to: Battle of White Marsh
Philadelphia campaign → hasPart → Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
Battle of Fort Mifflin → followedBy → Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
Battle of Matson’s Ford → precededBy → Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania → nearbyBattle → Battle of White Marsh ⓘ