Battle of Goshen

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The Battle of Goshen, better known as 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 that was disrupted by a severe storm.

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Battle of Goshen canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
belligerent Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
campaignObjectiveContext British advance on Philadelphia ⓘ
causeOfInterruption severe storm ⓘ
combatant Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
commander George Washington ⓘ
William Howe ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 16, 1777 ⓘ
effectOfWeather disrupted engagement ⓘ
prevented full-scale battle ⓘ
rendered gunpowder ineffective ⓘ
engagementStatus inconclusive engagement ⓘ
followedBy Paoli massacre ⓘ
linked to: Paoli Massacre
hasAlias Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
hasCategory Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Battles of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Conflicts in 1777 ⓘ
History of Pennsylvania ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
location Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
militaryTheater Pennsylvania campaign area ⓘ
namedAfter Goshen, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableParticipant British regular infantry ⓘ
Continental Army artillery units ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
primaryOpposingForceCommander General George Washington ⓘ
linked to: George Washington

General William Howe ⓘ
linked to: William Howe
region Middle Colonies ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
significance illustrates impact of weather on military operations ⓘ
strategicOutcome no decisive advantage for either side ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement aborted pitched battle ⓘ
weatherCondition heavy rain ⓘ
thunderstorm ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Battle of the Clouds → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Goshen ⓘ