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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)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Brandywine, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Brandywine, battle of the in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek.
		The creek, formed by two small branches in SE Pennsylvania, flows southeast to join, near Wilmington, Del., the Christina River, which empties into the Delaware.
		In 1777 he joined George Washington's staff as a volunteer aide-de-camp, fought at Brandywine and in subsequent battles, and was promoted (1779) to lieutenant colonel in recognition of his bravery and ability.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Brandywine, (580 words)

	Brandywine, PA, A Site on a Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 202
		With detachments at the southernmost and northernmost crossings of the creek, Washington hoped to force a fight at Chadds Ford, an advantageous position for the Americans.
		Having fallen heir to his father’s five hundred acre “plantation” along the Brandywine, John Chad was already a man of some importance when he had a house built on the banks of the creek, probably by John Wyeth, Jr.
		Elizabeth stood fast at the time of the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777, hiding “her silver spoons daily in her pocket.” The widow Chad reportedly observed Hessian and Continental troop movements from the attic window which you see.
	www.revolutionaryday.com /usroute202/brandywine/default.htm (1708 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 Brandywine, a shallow (knee to waist-high) but fast-flowing creek, was fordable at a comparatively small number of places that could, so it seemed, be covered fairly easily.
		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.
	www.wtj.com /articles/brandywine (3792 words)

	BRANDYWINE CREEK BOYKIN SPANIELS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The general health of all puppies purchased from Brandywine Creek Boykin Spaniels is guaranteed for a period of 5 days after receipt of the dog from our kennel.
		Brandywine Creek Boykin Spaniels will guarantee to the age of 26 months against Hip Dysplasia and Hereditary Eye Disease that would not enable the pup to receive an OFA or CERF number.
		Brandywine Creek Boykin Spaniels will guarantee that any pup purchased from us will be capable of receiving a CERF certification anytime after 6 months of age and a CERF exam must be completed and the results sent to CERF by 24 months of age.
	www.brandywinecreekboykins.com /puppycontract.htm (1423 words)

	Brandywine Watershed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Brandywine Creek watershed is one of 19 drainage sheds in Pennsylvania regarded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation (BHP) as having yielded quality data on prehistoric sites located in upland settings (BHP 1996:31).
		The Brandywine Creek watershed is located in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, primarily within the Piedmont Uplands Section of the Piedmont Physiographic Province (Figure 1).
		The Brandywine Creek drainage is part of the Lower Delaware Subbasin, which is included in the larger Delaware River Basin.
	home.earthlink.net /~pxxmiller/spgrant-4.htm (4932 words)

	Vacation Ideas: Hiking in Brandywine Creek State Park (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Brandywine Park, Delaware's first, is a hiker's paradise, including a protected grove of the tallest tulip polar trees on the East Coast.
		When it came time to launch his new business he remembered what you see today at Brandywine Creek State Park: the hardwood forests that would burn to charcoal, one of the ingredients he would need for powder; the abundant granite in the hills to build his mills; and the swift-flowing river to power the mills.
		Adjacent to Brandywine Creek State Park, on the opposite side of the creek, is a large tract of property managed by the Woodlawn Trustees.
	www.caca.essortment.com.cob-web.org:8888 /brandywinecreek_rlxg.htm (597 words)

	ATSDR - Health Consultation - Diamond State Salvage, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
		Brandywine Creek is located in New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware.
		If the assumption can be made that the screened sample set represent the area of the Brandywine Creek sampled, then the 95% UCL estimate of the mean for the area based on the 12 samples is 0.213 ppm.
		For example, if the reported detection limit for the screening method (0.0125 ppm) is used for the 28 remaining samples, then the average for this area of Brandywine Creek is 0.054 with a 95% UCL estimate of mean of 0.081 ppm.
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/diamond/dss_p1.html (575 words)

	Battle of Brandywine Creek
		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.
		WARS - Civil War - Battle of Antietam Creek 1862 At the Battle of Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg in western Maryland, General Lee's first invasion of the North was halted by Union troops under General McClellan.
		Memorabilia related to Battle of Brandywine Creek is at auction on eBay.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1310.html (519 words)

	Brandywine Creek, Berrien and Cass Counties, MI
		Brandywine Creek is a top quality coldwater trout stream located in southwestern Cass County and southeastern Berrien County.
		The lower end of the creek is surrounded mostly by small woodlots and the suburbs of Niles.
		Brandywine Creek should continue to be managed as a top quality coldwater trout stream.
	www.michigandnr.com /PUBLICATIONS/PDFS/ifr/ifrlibra/status/waterbody/91-11.htm (1061 words)

	Battle of Brandywine Creek
		By a swift and secret movement that night, he fell back to the Brandywine Creek, which he crossed at Chad's Ford, and took post in a strong position on the hills that skirt the eastern borders of that stream.
		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.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/battleof_bad.html (1379 words)

	Brandywine River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Lenni Lenape Indians lived next to the Brandywine Creek because of the access to the water and all its benefits and the nature surrounding it, including fishing, hunting, and growing crops.
		The longhouses, made from bent branches, were often built on the banks of the Brandywine Creek.
		This was because the Brandywine Creek ran throughout the county, crossing many roads.
	cfpms.ucf.k12.pa.us /uhistory/brandywine.html (497 words)

	Brandywine Falls
		It is one of the highlights of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and the most impressive waterfall in the Lake Erie Watershed.
		Brandywine Falls is in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
		Brandywine Falls is the most scenic of the bunch.
	www.gowaterfalling.com /waterfalls/brandywine.shtml (216 words)

	Brandywine Creek State Park -- Delaware State Parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This unique area became a state park in 1965, one of the first parks in the nation to be purchased with Land and Water Conservation Funds.
		Delaware's first two nature preserves are located within Brandywine Creek State Park: Tulip Tree Woods, a majestic stand of 190-year-old tulip poplar, and Freshwater Marsh.
		The modern Brandywine Creek Nature Center offers interpretive nature programs for visitors, school groups, and organizations.
	www.destateparks.com /bcsp/bcsp.asp (350 words)

	1996 Water Quality Monitoring Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Elevated levels of phosphorus were recorded in Brandywine Creek and Tinkers Creek, and the river at Ira and Station Roads.
		Brandywine and Tinkers Creeks have elevated levels of total phosphorus, chloride and bacteria.
		The intensive monitoring of Brandywine and Tinkers Creeks along with the river sites at Ira and Station Roads will continue in 1997, since there is little or no improvement in the water quality at these sites.
	www.nps.gov /cuva/management/rmprojects/96waqua.htm (1642 words)

	Brandywine Creek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brandywine Creek (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River (also called the Christiana River), approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States.
		The mouth of the Christina is on the Delaware River estuary and is the approximate dividing point between the freshwater Delaware River and the saltwater Delaware Bay.
		The Lower Brandywine (including a number of smaller tributary streams) is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brandywine_Creek (570 words)

	Water & Environmental Education - Brandywine Valley Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In many spots the creek was little more than an open sewer, the result of wastewater being dumped into the stream with little or no treatment.
		The sixty-mile creek is rich with cultural and historical heritage and has long played a key role in the economic development and quality of life for this region.
		Today, the Brandywine not only provides Water for household, commercial, and industrial users in Coatesville, Downingtown, West Chester and Wilmington, it offers recreational opportunities for residents and tourists who enjoy canoeing, fishing, swimming and the creek's natural beauty.
	www.bva-rcva.org /BVA/bva_main.htm (239 words)

	Delaware Geological Survey
		At its peak in the 18th century, the Brandywine Creek flowing across the blue rocks provided energy for some 130 flour mills, paper mills, and textile mills.
		The boulders along the creek are blue rocks, but the banding is replaced by irregular layering and, in some rocks, the mafic bands are replaced by clots or pods of mafic rock (location A, B, C in Figure 6).
		This stretch of the Brandywine was the location of many of the mills, thus the bedrock is much disturbed.
	www.udel.edu /dgs/Education/bluerocks.html (2705 words)

	Brandywine Creek State Park Trails \| Delaware Mountain Biking \| bikekinetix.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Brandywine Creek runs through the heart of peaceful Brandywine Creek State Park.
		The only trails open for mountain biking at Brandywine Creek State Park are the multi-use trails which includes the Rocky Run Trail on the east side of the creek and the Northern Delaware Greenway.
		All trails on the west side of Brandywine Creek are for hiking.
	www.bikekinetix.com.cob-web.org:8888 /t_de/de_state/brandywine-creek-trails.php (789 words)

	The Battle of Brandywine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Chad's Ford was at the point where the Nottingham Road crossed the Brandywine Creek on the route from Kennett Square to Philadelphia.
		The Brandywine Creek, a shallow but fast-flowing creek, was fordable at a comparatively small number of places that could be covered fairly easily.
		The Battle of Brandywine was one of the largest land battles, as the only battle in which Washington and Howe fought head-to-head.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/770911.htm (1661 words)

	Interesting Places Along The Brandywine Trail
		Brandywine Conservancy's Envinronmental Management Center is also located in Chadd's Ford.
		Brandywine Creek State Park an unit of the Delaware State Parks.
		Located at the fall line on the Creek, this museum occupies some of the mill buildings where the Dupont Company was born.
	www.geocities.com /brandywinetrail/sites.html (591 words)

	Brandywine School District - FACTS ABOUT BRANDYWINE
		The Brandywine School District is a Delaware public school district located in the suburban northeastern section of New Castle County, bordering the State of Pennsylvania and the Brandywine Creek.
		It is the Brandywine School District's vision to educate all students to their full potential so that each student may excel in the world community and develop a passion for life-long learning.
		Brandywine students can begin participation in band in the fourth grade, and the District’s string music and orchestra program now serves 160 students in grades 4-12.
	www.bsd.k12.de.us /bsdfacts.htm (725 words)

	Brandywine Falls - Cuyahoga Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Brandywine Creek and the"bridalveil" cascades began about ten thousand years ago after the last glacial retreat.
		An exhibit near the falls includes a photo of the waterfalls, a map of the area, and a cross-sectional drawing of the rock with Berea Sandstone (320 million years), Bedford Shale (350 million years), and Cleveland Shale (350 - 400 million years) labeled.
		Location: The Brandywine Falls parking lot is located on Stanford Road about 100 feet from Brandywine Road approximately 2 miles south of State Route 82 and 1 mile northwest of Olde Eight in Sagamore Hills, OH Back to Brandywine Village
	www.nps.gov /cuva/visitonline/brandywine/BWFalls.htm (202 words)

	Delaware Birding Locations
		Their song is similar to that of the Parula Warbler except that it is shorter and replaces the lower note at the end of the Parula song with a less buzzy, upwardly slurred note.
		The stretch of Creek "Road" north of Chambers Rock Road is much the best part of the loop, and once you have found this trail junction you will want to walk the loop in reverse.
		Around the curve past the creek (at an obvious hot-mix patch of a washout on the right) is one of the few spots I have had Louisiana Waterthrush north of the river (once or twice).
	www.physics.udel.edu /wwwusers/barnhill/Birdhtml/delloc2.body.html (6026 words)

	The Battle of Brandywine
		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.
		By 10:30 Knyphausen was in position along the creek and his activity was limited to a relatively harmless exchange of cannonballs with Porter's American artillery on the left bank.
		He permitted Maxwell to cross the creek several times to probe the enemy position, but pulled back the rest of his troops so as to not have further damage from artillery.
	darter.ocps.net /classroom/revolution/brandyw.htm (1158 words)

	Battle of Brandywine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		By September 9, his army was at Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, six miles west of the Chadd's Ford Crossing of Brandywine Creek.
		Facing him from the east side of Chadd's Ford, about five miles downstream from the point where the creek divides into east and west branches, was George Washington with 11,000 American soldiers.
		General William Maxwell's brigade was moved across the creek to form an outpost line on a hill, blocking the Kennett Square-Chadd's Ford road.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/brandywine/page1.asp?secid=31 (517 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.
		General John Sullivan's division extended northward along the Brandywine's east banks, covering the high ground north of Chadds Ford along with General Adam Stephen's division and General Lord Stirling's divisions.
		Knyphausen, on the east bank of the Brandywine, launched an attack against the weakened American center across Chadds Ford, breaking through Maxwell's and Wayne's divisions and forcing them to retreat and leave behind most of their cannons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Brandywine (1021 words)

	The American Revolution (Brandywine)
		By the night of September 10th, the American troops were extended along a six-mile line covering the east side of the Brandywine Creek.
		Assuming that this was the case, he knew it would be folly to abandon his defensive position on the east side of the Creek to launch a full assault.
		At about 5 P.M., the noise of the cannon from the north combined with Knyphausen's relative inactivity on the west side of the creek, finally convinced Washington that the main British force was indeed at Birmingham.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_bdyw.asp (3918 words)

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