The Battle of Germantown (Pennsylvania): After two days of fighting, Lieutenant General William Howe, commanding 9,000 regulars of the Army of Great Britain, defeats the 11,000 regulars of the Continental Army, commanded by General George Washington.
Postscript: Two days later Washington set up winter camp at Valley Forge.
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 23.
Battle of Germantown – Wikipedia
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