| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1777/09/03 | British Regulars and Hessian troops under Generals Cornwallis, William Howe, and Wilhelm von Knyphausen battle Colonial troops under General Washington. | Cooch's Bridge Historic District, Newark, DE |
| 1777/09/05 | Americans send Gen Maxwell's men to take a stand at Byrnes House. Washington had ordered cannon to be placed thick as they could stand directly in front of the home at the junction of the Ogletown Road from Newark and the King's Highway from Christiana. | Hale-Byrnes House, Stanton, DE |
| 1777/09/06 | Washington holds a war council at the Byrnes House with by Lafayette, Anthony Wayne, Nathaniel Greene and others including Cap Robert Kirkwood of Newark. It is decided to move picket lines a few miles closer to the British who are south of Christiana. | Hale-Byrnes House, Stanton, DE |
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