Y/M/D | Description | Place |
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1777/09/26 | William Howe leaves 3,462 men to defend Philadelphia and takes 9,728 men 5 mi (8.0 km) north to Germantown to capture American forces. Howe established his headquarters at Stenton House. | Stenton, Philadelphia, PA |
1777/10/00 | Pennepacker Mills is used as George Washington's headquarters before to the Battle of Germantown and as a field hospital after the battle. | Pennypacker Mansion, Schwenksville |
1777/10/02 | General Washington establishes his headquarters at Peter Wentz' Homestead, saying until October 4 he returned October 16-21, 1777. | Peter Wentz Homestead, Worcester |
1777/10/04 | Cliveden, Chew House, Philadelphia, PA | |
1777/10/04 | General Armstrong commands the American right. | Colonial Germantown Historic District, Philadelphia, PA |
1777/10/04 | Patriot Major James Witherspoon is killed at Germantown, buried at St Michael's Church 6671 Germantown Ave | Cliveden, Chew House, Philadelphia, PA |
1777/10/04 | British Lt Col John Bird is mortally wounded during the Battle of Germantown. After surgery at Melchoir Meng's house (now a part of Vernon Park), he was carried to the Bringhurst House, where he died. | Germantown 'White House', Philadelphia, PA |
1777/10/04 | George Weedon serves at the Battle of Germantown | Cliveden, Chew House, Philadelphia, PA |
1777/10/04 | American Patriots and British Regulars fight near the Deshler House. | Germantown 'White House', Philadelphia, PA |
1777/10/19 | William Howe's headquarters, July 1777 to 19 October 1777 | Germantown 'White House', Philadelphia, PA |
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