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	Brandywine Battlefield: History of the Battle of the Brandywine
		Brandywine Battlefield: History of the Battle of the Brandywine
		Washington believed that he had all of the fords along the Brandywine guarded by his troops and that the closest unguarded ford was twelve miles up-river.
		Although the American army was forced to retreat after the Battle of Brandywine, the defeat did not demoralize the men.
	www.ushistory.org /brandywine/thestory.htm (831 words)

	Battle of Brandywine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Brandywine was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 11, 1777 near Chadds Ford on Brandywine Creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
		The battle was a major victory for the British and enabled them to capture the city of Philadelphia.
		Battle of Brandywine - Liberty Bell Moved to Allentown - Paoli massacre - Battle of Germantown - Battle of White Marsh - Battle of Matson's Ford - Valley Forge - 1778 - Battle of Crooked Billet - Philadelphia Recaptured - Wyoming Valley massacre - 1781 - Congress of the Confederation
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Brandywine (1064 words)

	Thrilling Incidents in American History - BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE.
		Accordingly, he marched to meet General Howe, who from want of horses, many of which had perished in the voyage, and from other causes, was unable to proceed from the head of Elk before the 3d of September, 1777.
		In the battle of the Brandywine the Americans suffered considerable loss, having about three hundred men killed, six hundred wounded, and four hundred taken prisoners.
		This battle was his first military service in the American cause, and in it he received a wound in the leg, but did not leave the field.
	www.generalatomic.com /AmericanHistory/battle_of_brandywine.html (775 words)

	Photos of Battle of Brandywine, 2001 Re-enactment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 2001 Battle of Brandywine re-enactment brought to mind some historic parallels between the real Battle of Brandywine and the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington that occurred 224 years later, to the day.
		The Battle of Brandywine was fought on September 11, 1777.
		It was the largest battle of the Revolutionary War and resulted in a large number of casualties.
	www.thebrandywine.com /photoop/2001battleofbrandywine.html (234 words)

	Brandywine, battle of the - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		BRANDYWINE, BATTLE OF THE [Brandywine, battle of the] in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek.
		Battle for preservation rages on: The Brandywine area fight isn't one of blood and steel, as in 1777.
		This Quaker farm house, at the Brandywine Battlefield State Park, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, was used by Marquis de Lafayette before the Revolutionary War battle in 1777.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Brandywi.asp (330 words)

	Battle of Brandywine Creek
		The latter pushed forward, and sent a strong party to dislodge Maxwell, who, after a severe fight, was driven to the edge of the Brandywine, where he was reinforced, and turning upon his pursuers, smote their ranks into confusion and pressed them back to their main line.
		Meanwhile Knyphausen had crossed the Brandywine at Chad's Ford, where Wayne, in command of the left wing, defended the works gallantly for awhile; but when he saw the more numerous enemy getting in his rear, he abandoned his cannon and munitions of war and made a disorderly retreat behind the division of General Greene.
		In that battle, young Lafayette, the noblest and best friend of the Americans (not of their blood), in their struggle for independence, struck his first blow for the oppressed and for freedom.
	publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/battleof_bad.html (1379 words)

	Brandywine Battlefield - TheBrandywine.com: Your guide to the Brandywine Valley (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Brandywine and the American Revolution are presented in the park's modern Visitor Center.
		The Battle of Brandywine, an account of the battle published by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
		The Battle of the Brandywine, includes, background, the March to Brandywine, the Battle...
	www.thebrandywine.com /attractions/battle.html (728 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Brandywine,
		Brandywine, battle of the BRANDYWINE, BATTLE OF THE [Brandywine, battle of the] in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek.
		Ferguson fought at Brandywine and Charleston before he was assigned to organize and train Loyalist militia in South Carolina.
		Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and Germantown, and Horatio Gates was flushed with success by his victory in the Saratoga campaign.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Brandywine, (576 words)

	The Battle of Brandywine
		The Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, marked the apparent end of a long period of frustration for the British in North America.
		The area north of Buffington's Ford on both sides of the Brandywine was the responsibility of the light horse under the general command of the Virginian Colonel Theodorick Bland.
		The battle had clearly been an American defeat, and was to lead to the loss of Philadelphia on September 26.
	www.wtj.com /articles/brandywine (3792 words)

	Brandywine River Museum: News
		Yet the fierce battle, the deadliest to that date in the war for independence, metaphorically transformed the terrain, sanctifying the river and gently rolling farmland with the blood of patriotism.
		A Brush with Conflict: The Battle of Brandywine in Art, an exhibition opening September 7 and continuing through November 24 at the Brandywine River Museum, presents images by artists of two centuries who found inspiration in the events, the landscape, and the personalities of the battle.
		John Vanderlyn's (1775-1852) Washington and Lafayette at the Battle of Brandywine, lent by the Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, Oklahoma, epitomizes the grand style of history painting prevalent in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.
	www.brandywinemuseum.org /news2002/news075.html (726 words)

	Brandywine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brandywine High School - a high school in Wilmington, Delaware
		Brandywine (board game) [1] is a board game by GMT Games
		Brandywine or Baranduin River of Middle-earth, in the fiction of J.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brandywine (101 words)

	Battle of Brandywine: The Human Toll
		The Battle of Brandywine, on September 11, 1777, was one of the largest land battles fought during the Revolution.
		One factor contributing to the uncertainty of casualty figures is the nature of the battle: it covered roughly a ten-square-mile area, heavily wooded.
		As the battle raged around it, the meeting house suffered almost no damage, probably because the attack was so unanticipated that neither side had entrenched artillery.
	www.chaddsfordhistory.org /history/battle-aftermath.htm (877 words)

	Vanderlyn Painting Immortalizes Battle of Brandywine Heroes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A major American painting related to the Battle of Brandywine is now on exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum.
		On loan from the Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, Oklahoma, John Vanderlyn's (1775-1852) Washington and Lafayette at the Battle of Brandywine is an integral part of the museum's special exhibition, A Brush with Conflict: The Battle of Brandywine in Art.
		Vanderlyn's heroic figures of Washington and Lafayette astride horses are imbued with symbolic nobility that transcends the battle as a singular event.
	www.brandywinemuseum.org /news_print/news083_print.html (282 words)

	Battle of the Brandywine - MSN Encarta
		Battle of the Brandywine, engagement of the American Revolution, fought on September 11, 1777, near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, about 40 km (about 25 mi) southwest of Philadelphia.
		The British general Sir William Howe, then commander in chief of all British forces in America, and 18,000 soldiers reached American positions along Brandywine Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, during a march on Philadelphia, then capital of the United States.
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	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561643/Battle_of_the_Brandywine.html (193 words)

	The Battle of Brandywine
		After the loss of the hill, Washington's priority for the rest of the battle was the successful withdrawal of the remainder of the army.
		The Battle of Brandywine was one of the largest land battles, as the only battle in which Washington and Howe fought head-to-head.
		It is thought to be one of the first battles in which the Ferguson rifle was used and in which the Betsy Ross flag was flown.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/770911.htm (1661 words)

	Battle of Brandywine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On August 24, 1777, in the third year of the American Revolution, General William Howe with 13,000 British and 5,000 Hessian troops landed near Head of Elk, Maryland, his goal being to seize Philadelphia (Map 1).
		By September 9, his army was at Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, six miles west of the Chadd's Ford Crossing of Brandywine Creek.
		Other light horsemen were sent to scout west of the Brandywine to report any British movements.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/brandywine/page1.asp?secid=31 (517 words)

	Battle of Saratoga
		The Battle of Saratoga in September of 1777 was a major victory for the American forces and a turning point of the war.
		Battle of Brandywine and then the Battle of Germantown.
		He attacked again at the Battle of Bennington, and was again driven back.
	www.kidport.com /RefLib/UsaHistory/AmericanRevolution/Saratoga.htm (232 words)

	The Battle of Brandywine
		Instantly, orders were issued to form the battle line: the Brigade of Guards, two battalions, on the right; in the center, the British Grenadiers and light infantry and the Hessian Jägers; on the left, the 4th Brigade of the British Line; the Hessian Grenadier Brigade to support the Guards; the 3rd Brigade to the reserve.
		By 3 o'clock, they were deployed in an ordered line of battle on a hill near the Birmingham Meeting House, the field guns had been unlimbered and loaded, and skirmishers and light dragoons were probing for the enemy.
		Washington had no idea that the Brandywine could be crossed where Howe's column forded the creek, an oversight that one of his officers, the thoroughly competent Colonel Elias Dayton, found "truly astonishing." Washington had, however, scattered patrols in a wide arc, covering flanks and front, and his scouts did not fail him.
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	Battle Of Brandywine
		Their advanced party was attacked by our light troops under General Maxwell, who crossed the Brandywine for that purpose, and had posted his men on some high grounds on each side the road.
		This prevented my making a disposition adequate to the force with which the enemy attacked us on our right; in consequence of which the troops first engaged were obliged to retire before they could be reinforced.
		Brandywine as part of the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777.
	thedeclarationofindependence.org /.../battleofbrandywine.com (786 words)

	Brandywine is in "Marlboro Country"
		Brandywine, which is thought to have gotten its name from the Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania, developed in the mid to late nineteenth century as a railroad town.
		It was expected to grow into a city as is indicated by this plan of Brandywine City.
		The railroad was an important part of Brandywine at the beginning of the twentieth century.
	www.brandywinemd.com /marlboro_country.html (440 words)

	Brandywine Battle of the - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Brandywine Battle of the - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Brandywine, Battle of the, engagement of the American War of Independence, fought on September 11, 1777, near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, about 40 km...
		Although demoralized by Howe's easy capture of New York and northern New Jersey, Washington spotted the points where the British were overextended....
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Brandywine_Battle_of_the.html (124 words)

	Battle of Brandywine
		But first he must get over the Brandywine Creek, which traverses the hinterland south of Philadelphia like a narrow but unbridged moat that can be crossed only at a few fords.
		On Sept. 5, as Washington prepares for battle, he issues a rousing call to the Continental Army for "one bold stroke" to drive the enemy from the land: "If we behave like men, this third Campaign will be our last.
		Howe knows that Washington is waiting for him at the Brandywine, and the British general splits his force in two to outflank the Americans.
	www.11thpa.org /elk_news_3.html (1450 words)

	The American Revolution (Brandywine)
		Viewing the battle through a telescope, he must have been a little suspicious that something was afoot.
		Major John Andre, in a businesslike manner, summed up the battle from the British point of view: "General Knyphausen, as was preconcerted, passed the ford upon hearing the column engaged, and the troops under him pushed the enemy with equal success.
		This is the exact same number arrived at by Jacob Hitzheimer, a civilian at Brandywine who recorded the number of British wounded in a diary entry.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_bdyw.asp (3918 words)

	Battle of Brandywine
		The Battle of Brandywine as part of the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777.
		The latter chose the Brandywine River in Chadds Ford.
		The Continentals reached the Brandywine on the 9th and camped on its east side.
	www.chaddsfordhistory.org /history/battle.htm (1462 words)

	The Battle of Brandywine
		In the Battle of Brandywine, General Sir William Howe was the British commander and General George Washington was the American commander.
		Howe landed near the Brandywine Creek, which became the place of opportunity for Americans to make their first real effort to stop the enemy advance toward Philadelphia.
		Colonel Moses Hazen sent word from Jones’ Ford to Chadd's that an enemy column was marching to the forks of the Brandywine.
	darter.ocps.net /classroom/revolution/brandyw.htm (1158 words)

	Battle of Brandywine Creek
		British forces under General William von Knyphausen struck at the American center, but the major effort was directed against the right flank with British forces under the command of Charles Cornwallis.
		Brandywine was indeed a British victory, but Washington succeeded in his most important task — to keep his army in the field, even if it was in retreat.
		Memorabilia related to Battle of Brandywine Creek is at auction on eBay.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1310.html (390 words)

	Battle of Brandywine and Germantown (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The battle of Brandywine was fought on September 11, 1777, near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Philadelphia.
		The British failure to pursue the fleeing Americans and their decision to go into camp is what ended the battle.
		On 20 July 1781, however, the Council appointed Preston with four others to serve as commissioners for the Western Country to settle the disbursements of public monies and other matters and to meet at the Falls of the Ohio.
	www.tcarden.com /tree/ensor/Brandywine.htm (1265 words)

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