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Plan of the Battle of Brandywine

1777, September

This detailed plan shows British, Hessian, and American troop positions and movements during the Battle of Brandywine on Sept. 11, 1777. This hard-fought action ended with General George Washington's army withdrawing east towards Chester, Pennsylvania. The exhausted Crown forces encamped at Dilworth (visible at the right-center of this plan) and neighboring areas until Sept. 15, when they resumed pursuit of Washington's forces before capturing Philadelphia on Sept. 26, 1777. During the four-day encampment on the battlefield, British engineers surveyed the area and recorded details of the engagement in a series of plans, including this example.

Details

Item/Title: Print
Materials: Ink on Paper
Credit: Museum of the American Revolution, 2003.00.1293
Type: Manuscripts and Printed Works