Battle of Matson’s Ford

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The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.

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Battle of Matson’s Ford canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Action at Matson’s Ford ⓘ
belligerent Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date December 11, 1777 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy encampment at Valley Forge ⓘ
geographicRegion Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era ⓘ
involves Schuylkill River crossings near Philadelphia ⓘ
location Matson’s Ford ⓘ
Schuylkill River ⓘ
near present-day Conshohocken, Pennsylvania ⓘ
militaryCampaignPhase late phase of the 1777 Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
month December ⓘ
natureOfEngagement minor engagement ⓘ
objective British attempt to secure crossings of the Schuylkill River ⓘ
Continental Army attempt to cross the Schuylkill River ⓘ
opposingCommander Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
John Sullivan ⓘ
partOf Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
relatedEvent British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
relatedPlace Valley Forge ⓘ
result British forces disrupted Continental Army movements ⓘ
British tactical victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Schuylkill River crossing at Matson’s Ford ⓘ
side Loyalist and British forces ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
strategicConsequence contributed to Washington’s decision to move to Valley Forge ⓘ
theater Pennsylvania ⓘ
typeOfEngagement river crossing action ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasBattle → Battle of Matson’s Ford ⓘ