Prior to this battle, one commander was unable to assess the true strength of the enemy's forces because the enemy commander did not set up a proper camp due to time delays while off-loading his troops at the head of the Elk River.
Prior to this battle, one commander was unable to assess the true strength of the enemy's forces because the enemy commander did not set up a proper camp due to time delays while off-loading his troops at the head of the Elk River. During this battle, British troops under Whilhelm von Knyphausen advanced to meet troops under Anthony Wayne at (*) Chadds Ford. The main British force was commanded by Lord Cornwallis, who attempted to emulate a tactic used at the Battle of Long Island, in which the British forces flanked the American Forces. Following this battle, smaller battles suck as the Battle of Paoli and Battle of the Clouds occurred as both sides maneuvered to take the Revolutionary capital of Philadelphia. FTP, name this battle in which forces under General Howe routed forces under General Washington on the Delaware/Pennsylvania border alongside a namesake creek.
Prior to this battle, one commander was unable to assess the true strength of the enemy's forces because the enemy commander did not set up a proper camp due to time delays while off-loading his troops at the head of the Elk River.
Battle of {Brandywine} Creek