Battle of Brandywine

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Brandywine was a major 1777 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces defeated George Washington’s Continental Army, leading to the capture of Philadelphia.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Brandywine canonical	36
Battle of Brandywine Creek	1
Brandywine campaign	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Brandywine ⓘ surface form: Battle of Brandywine Creek
armedForceAmerican	Continental Army ⓘ
armedForceBritish	British Army ⓘ
belligerent	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ
campaign	Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAmerican	over 1100 killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
casualtiesBritish	approximately 600 killed or wounded ⓘ
combatant	Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ surface form: United States (Continental forces)
commander	Anthony Wayne ⓘ Charles Cornwallis ⓘ George Washington ⓘ John Sullivan ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
consequence	American retreat ⓘ British capture of Philadelphia ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1777-09-11 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Paoli ⓘ Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
front	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
location	Brandywine Creek ⓘ Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableEvent	wounding of Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
notableParticipant	Casimir Pulaski ⓘ Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
objective	capture of Philadelphia by British forces ⓘ defense of Philadelphia by American forces ⓘ
partOf	British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia campaign
precededBy	Battle of Cooch’s Bridge ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
river	Brandywine Creek ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
strategicOutcome	British gained approach to Philadelphia ⓘ
strengthAmerican	approximately 14000 troops ⓘ
strengthBritish	approximately 15000 troops ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	British outflanking maneuver succeeded ⓘ
theater	Middle Colonies ⓘ
year	1777 ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

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American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Valley Forge winter encampment → precededBy → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brandywine campaign

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Henry Knox → battle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Hessian troops → notableEngagement → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Anthony Wayne → notableBattle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Marquis de Lafayette → battle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Battle of Brandywine → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Brandywine Creek

John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Battle of Germantown → precededBy → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

British occupation of Philadelphia → significantEvent → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

British occupation of Philadelphia → precededBy → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Wilhelm von Knyphausen → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Queen's Rangers → engagement → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Lafayette → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableBattle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Battle of the Clouds → precededBy → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasBattle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Casimir Pulaski → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades → notableEngagement → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Adam Stephen → participatedInBattle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Pennsylvania militia → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Battle of Paoli → precededBy → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Battle of Cooch’s Bridge → preceded → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Brandywine Battlefield → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

John Laurens → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Patrick Ferguson → battle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Brandywine Creek → knownFor → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Brandywine Creek → historicalEventLocation → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → notableEngagement → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Charles Scott → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

William Alexander, Lord Stirling → participatedIn → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

James Grant → battle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

James Agnew → battle → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ

Brandywine Valley → historicalEvent → Battle of Brandywine ⓘ