← Previous Item

Brandywine (Washington's Attack)

Next Item →

http://wargame-scenarios.com/images/cctfm.jpg
http://wargame-scenarios.com/images/cctlogo.jpg

Title
Brandywine (Washington's Attack)
Description
Philadelphia, the capital of the newly formed nation, was the chief objective of British General Howe in 1777. The British, after landing at Elk(ton) Maryland from the Chesapeake, marched toward the city on the Baltimore to Philadelphia road. Washington …
Publisher
Date
1777-09-11
Scenario#
102
Scenario Description
Philadelphia, the capital of the newly formed nation, was the chief objective of British General Howe in 1777. The British, after landing at Elk(ton) Maryland from the Chesapeake, marched toward the city on the Baltimore to Philadelphia road. Washington chose the high ground in the area of Chadds Ford, where the main road from the south to Philadelphia bridged the Brandywine. Washington had also deployed his troops to guard all known fords up the river. Howe again, however, chose to outflank the enemy and sent Cornwallis to cross the river at a ford unknown to Washington and march south into the flank of the Continental Army. As Howe’s plan was being carried out, Washington was receiving conflicting reports. At one point in the morning, Washington believed that the British had divided their commands and the force across the river was just a holding force. He ordered Greene, Wayne and Sullivan to attack Knyphausen column. But soon called back his commanders when another report was received that Cornwallis was marching to rejoin Knyphausen.
Location
Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The forces met near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, as Howe moved to take Philadelphia, then the American capital. The British forces routed the Continental Army and forced them to withdraw, first, to the City of Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, and then northeast toward Philadelphia. More troops fought at Brandywine than any other battle of the American Revolution. It was also the longest single-day battle of the war, with continuous fighting for 11 hours.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Continental Army
Great Britain

Geolocation