Category: history
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Today from History: The Battle of Germantown: A Costly Defeat for George Washington’s Army in the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Germantown was a significant engagement during the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 4, 1777, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe and the American Continental Army under George Washington. After outmaneuvering Washington, Howe had seized Philadelphia, leaving a garrison of 3,000 troops there…
