 The British pushed ahead to Matson's Ford, where units of the Continental Army were making their way across the Schuylkill River.The Americans retreated to the far side, destroying their temporary bridge across the Schuylkill.The British left the area the next day to continue foraging elsewhere; the Continentals crossed the river at Swede's Ford (present-day Norristown), a few miles upriver from Matson's Ford.