Battle of Germantown

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The Battle of Germantown was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement near Philadelphia in which General George Washington’s Continental Army unsuccessfully attacked British forces, demonstrating growing American resolve and tactical ambition despite the defeat.

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Battle of Germantown canonical 51
Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania ⓘ
associatedWith George Washington ⓘ
occupation of Philadelphia by British forces ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaignObjective to retake Philadelphia from British control ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses approximately 1,000 American casualties ⓘ
approximately 500 British and Hessian casualties ⓘ
cause British capture of Philadelphia in 1777 ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
commander Adam Stephen ⓘ
Anthony Wayne ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
John Sullivan ⓘ
Nathanael Greene ⓘ
Sir William Howe ⓘ
linked to: William Howe

Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (present-day) ⓘ
date October 4, 1777 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involvedUnit Hessian auxiliaries fighting for Britain ⓘ
Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades ⓘ
Pennsylvania militia ⓘ
legacy considered a morale-building defeat for the American cause ⓘ
location Germantown, Pennsylvania ⓘ
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableEvent fighting around the Chew House (Cliveden) ⓘ
notableFeature complex, multi-column American attack plan ⓘ
heavy morning fog that caused confusion ⓘ
objective to surprise and defeat the British garrison at Germantown ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance demonstrated growing American resolve and tactical ambition ⓘ
helped impress French observers of the American war effort ⓘ
strength approximately 11,000 American troops ⓘ
approximately 9,000 British and Hessian troops ⓘ
tacticalOutcome failed American attack ⓘ
theater Northern Theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement offensive operation by the Continental Army ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Anthony Wayne → notableBattle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Battle of Germantown → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Germantown
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Wilhelm von Knyphausen → participatedIn → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
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Battle of White Marsh → precededBy → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Charles Scott → participatedIn → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
William Alexander, Lord Stirling → participatedIn → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
James Grant → battle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Chew family → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Germantown neighborhood → historicalEvent → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
James Agnew → battle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
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Battle of Red Bank → precededBy → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Battle of Fort Mifflin → precededBy → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
New Jersey Continental Line units → engagement → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Maryland Line → engagement → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
New Jersey Line → engagement → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
John Cadwalader → militaryConflict → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
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George Washington → notableBattle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
subject linked to: Continental Army generals
Anthony Wayne → notableBattle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ
subject linked to: Continental Army generals
William Alexander → participatedIn → Battle of Germantown ⓘ