Battle of Germantown

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Germantown was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement near Philadelphia in which General George Washington’s Continental Army unsuccessfully attacked British forces, demonstrating growing American resolve and tactical ambition despite the defeat.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Germantown ⓘ surface form: Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania
associatedWith	George Washington ⓘ occupation of Philadelphia by British forces ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaignObjective	to retake Philadelphia from British control ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	approximately 1,000 American casualties ⓘ approximately 500 British and Hessian casualties ⓘ
cause	British capture of Philadelphia in 1777 ⓘ
combatant	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ
commander	Adam Stephen ⓘ Anthony Wayne ⓘ Charles Cornwallis ⓘ George Washington ⓘ John Sullivan ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ William Howe ⓘ surface form: Sir William Howe Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (present-day)
date	October 4, 1777 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
involvedUnit	Hessian auxiliaries fighting for Britain ⓘ Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades ⓘ Pennsylvania militia ⓘ
legacy	considered a morale-building defeat for the American cause ⓘ
location	Germantown, Pennsylvania ⓘ near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableEvent	fighting around the Chew House (Cliveden) ⓘ
notableFeature	complex, multi-column American attack plan ⓘ heavy morning fog that caused confusion ⓘ
objective	to surprise and defeat the British garrison at Germantown ⓘ
partOf	British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia campaign
precededBy	Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	demonstrated growing American resolve and tactical ambition ⓘ helped impress French observers of the American war effort ⓘ
strength	approximately 11,000 American troops ⓘ approximately 9,000 British and Hessian troops ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	failed American attack ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: Northern Theater of the American Revolutionary War
typeOfEngagement	offensive operation by the Continental Army ⓘ
year	1777 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Germantown → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania

Queen's Rangers → engagement → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

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

Anthony Wayne → notableBattle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

Hessian troops → notableEngagement → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

Wilhelm von Knyphausen → participatedIn → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

Valley Forge winter encampment → precededBy → Battle of Germantown ⓘ

British occupation of Philadelphia → significantEvent → Battle of Germantown ⓘ