The Battle of Germantown (Pennsylvania): After two days of fighting, Lieutenant General William Howe, commanding the Army of Great Britain, North America, defeats 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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