Chapters: Movements of the armies prior to the battle of Germantown -- The British occupation of Germantown -- "We are always on the advance Post... our Present One is unpleasant..." -- The 40th regiment and its special position -- Washington plans the attack on Germantown -- The night march to Germantown -- Phase I : the battle begins in Mount Airy -- Phase II : Cliveden becomes a "fortified castle" -- Phase III : Musgrave's "castle" under attack -- Mistaken identity : the collision of Wayne and Stephen -- Retreat and counterattack -- Aftermath of the battle.
Summary
"The Battle of Germantown, a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania between the British Army led by Sir William Howe and the American army under George Washington. The British victory in this battle ensured that Philadelphia, the capital of the self-proclaimed United States of America, would remain in British hands throughout the winter of 1777-1778. Now part of the city of Philadelphia, Germantown was an outlying community in 1777." [from the publisher]
