Valley Forge

Valley Forge

1777-1778

Battle of Monmouth

Battle of Brandywine

September 11, 1777

Valley Forge

Battle of Germantown

October 4, 1777

Summary

Facts

Date: October 4 1777

Combatants: The American Continental Army against the British and Hessian forces

Size of the armies: 11,000 Americans against 8,000 British and Hessians.

Part of the Philadelphia Campaign. (1777-1778)

Casualties:

The British suffered 500 casualties and the Americans suffered 1,000. 50 Americans were killed attacking the Chew House.

Of the 11,000 men Washington led into battle, 152 (30 officers and 122 men) were killed (50 died attacking the Chew house alone) and 521 were wounded (117 officers and 404 men). The official casualty report said that upwards of 400 were made prisoners.

British casualties were 71 killed, 448 wounded and 14 missing, only 24 of whom were Hessians. British officers killed in action included Brigadier General James Agnew and Lt. Colonel John Bird. Lt. Colonel William Walcott of the 5th Regiment of Foot was mortally wounded.

Place: North of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA.

At the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces in Pennsylvania defeated the American Continental Army under General George Washington (1732-99). After capturing Philadelphia in September 1777, British General William Howe (1729-1814) camped a large contingent of his troops at nearby Germantown. Washington launched a surprise attack on the poorly defended British camp, but his army failed to pull off his complex battle plan. The British drove away the Americans, inflicting twice as many casualties as they suffered. The defeat at Germantown, which came soon after a similar loss at Brandywine, led some prominent Americans to question Washington's leadership. However, despite the losses, many of his soldiers had performed well, and Germantown demonstrated that Washington’s once-unskilled army was on its way to becoming the well-trained force that would win the war.

Heavy fog during the Battle of Germantown heavily affected the battle, as it disorganized the Americans allowing the British to surround them.

vAt the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces in Pennsylvania defeated the American Continental Army under General George Washington (1732-99). After capturing Philadelphia in September 1777, British General William Howe (1729-1814) camped a large contingent of his troops at nearby Germantown. Washington launched a surprise attack on the poorly defended British camp, but his army failed to pull off his complex battle plan. The British drove away the Americans, inflicting twice as many casualties as they suffered. The defeat at Germantown, which came soon after a similar loss at Brandywine, led some prominent Americans to question Washington's leadership. However, despite the losses, many of his soldiers had performed well, and Germantown demonstrated that Washington’s once-unskilled army was on its way to becoming the well-trained force that would win the war.

Heavy fog during the Battle of Germantown heavily affected the battle, as it disorganized the Americans allowing the British to surround them.