The British, after taking Philadelphia, garrison about…

October 1777 CE

The British, after taking Philadelphia, garrison about nine thousand troops in Germantown, five miles (eight kilometers) north of the city.

Washington launches an unsuccessful surprise attack on Germantown on October 4, then retreats to watch and wait for the British to counterattack.

Again, Howe does not follow up on his victory, leaving the American army intact and able to fight.

Meanwhile, the British need a supply route along the Delaware River to support their occupation of Philadelphia.

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Germantown Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States View →

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Anthony Wayne View → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis View → George Washington View → John Sullivan View → Nathanael Greene View → Wilhelm von Knyphausen View → William Alexander, Lord Stirling View → William Howe View →

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Hessians View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → British people View → Americans View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View → New Jersey, State of (U.S.A.) View → New York, independent state of View →

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American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → Philadelphia campaign View → Germantown, Battle of View →

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