Chadds Ford, PA
3 documented events — from first stirrings to the final shots.
11
Sep
Battle of Brandywine — Washington's Largest Defeat
Brandywine was Washington's largest single defeat — 11,000 Americans against 12,500 British — and opened the road to Philadelphia. Despite the defeat, the Continental Army survived intact, which was itself a kind of victory.
Lafayette Wounded at Brandywine
Lafayette's conduct at Brandywine — volunteering to help organize the retreat despite being wounded — cemented his reputation with Washington and with Congress, securing the role he would play at Yorktown four years later.
Knyphausen Pins Washington at Chadds Ford
The British deception at Chadds Ford was one of the most effective tactical feints of the Revolution — convincing Washington that the main attack was coming from the south while the decisive force circled to the north.
