Philadelphia campaign

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The Philadelphia campaign was a major 1777 British offensive during the American Revolutionary War aimed at capturing the American capital, resulting in the occupation of Philadelphia and several key battles including Brandywine and Germantown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military offensive ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Philadelphia theater of 1777–1778 ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
United States ⓘ
capitalCaptured Philadelphia ⓘ
capitalOf United States ⓘ
commander George Washington ⓘ
William Howe ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
endDate 1778-06 ⓘ
endTime 1778 ⓘ
followedBy Monmouth campaign ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Battle of Paoli ⓘ
Battle of Red Bank ⓘ
Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
Capture of Forts Mercer and Mifflin ⓘ
Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
involvedForce British Army ⓘ
Continental Navy and state navies ⓘ
Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
location Delaware River region ⓘ
linked to: Delaware Valley

New Jersey ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableEvent American winter encampment at Valley Forge ⓘ
British entry into Philadelphia in September 1777 ⓘ
objective capture of Philadelphia ⓘ
opponentCommander Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Henry Clinton ⓘ
opposedBy Continental Army ⓘ
Pennsylvania militia ⓘ
outcomeDetail British evacuated Philadelphia in 1778 ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
relatedPlace Delaware River ⓘ
Valley Forge ⓘ
result British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
British victory in main objective ⓘ
significance failed to destroy Continental Army despite capturing capital ⓘ
startDate 1777-07 ⓘ
startTime 1777 ⓘ
strategy British attempt to destroy Washington’s main army ⓘ
British attempt to seize American capital ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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New Jersey campaign of 1778 → precededBy → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Francis Nash → participatedIn → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableWork → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of the Clouds → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Adam Stephen → militaryCampaign → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Pennsylvania militia → participatedIn → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Delaware River naval operations → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Paoli → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Cooch’s Bridge → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of White Marsh → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Continental Army headquarters → usedDuring → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
James Agnew → campaign → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableBattle → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
subject linked to: 5th Viscount Howe
Battle of Red Bank → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Red Bank → campaign → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Fort Mifflin → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Matson’s Ford → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Matson’s Ford → campaign → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
John Cadwalader → participatedIn → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Goshen → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Paoli Massacre → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Charles Grey → participatedIn → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Charles Grey
British landing at Head of Elk, Maryland → partOf → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Iron Hill → campaign → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Connecticut Line → participatedIn → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
2nd New Hampshire Regiment → campaign → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
63rd Regiment of Foot → participatedIn → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Peter Wentz Farmstead → associatedWithCampaign → Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
Battle of Short Hills → campaign → Philadelphia campaign (planning phase) ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia campaign