Battle of Goshen

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The Battle of Goshen, better known as the Battle of the Clouds, was an inconclusive 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in Pennsylvania between General George Washington’s Continental Army and British forces under General William Howe that was disrupted by a severe storm.

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Battle of Goshen canonical 1

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instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaignObjectiveContext British advance on Philadelphia ⓘ
causeOfInterruption severe storm ⓘ
combatant Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date September 16, 1777 ⓘ
effectOfWeather disrupted engagement ⓘ
prevented full-scale battle ⓘ
rendered gunpowder ineffective ⓘ
engagementStatus inconclusive engagement ⓘ
followedBy Paoli massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlias Battle of the Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCategory Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Battles of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Conflicts in 1777 ⓘ
History of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
location Chester County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTheater Pennsylvania campaign area ⓘ
namedAfter Goshen, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableParticipant British regular infantry ⓘ
Continental Army artillery units NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hessian troops NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Brandywine NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryOpposingForceCommander General George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
General William Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Middle Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
significance illustrates impact of weather on military operations ⓘ
strategicOutcome no decisive advantage for either side ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfEngagement aborted pitched battle ⓘ
weatherCondition heavy rain ⓘ
thunderstorm ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Battle of the Clouds → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Goshen ⓘ